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Diastolic Aortic Root Motion in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

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1 Diastolic Aortic Root Motion in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Ahmad Djalaly, M.D., Nelson B. Schiller, M.D., Harold W. Poehlmann, M.S., Stephen Arnold, M.D., Edward W. Gerte, M.D.  CHEST  Volume 79, Issue 4, Pages (April 1981) DOI: /chest Copyright © 1981 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Calculation of atrial emptying index from the posterior aortic root echocardiogram. PAR = posterior anterior root; AAR = anterior aortic root. CHEST  , DOI: ( /chest ) Copyright © 1981 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Values of atrial emptying index in normal subjects and patients with left ventricular hypertrophy. CHEST  , DOI: ( /chest ) Copyright © 1981 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Left atrial size in systole in normal subjects and patients with left ventricular hypertrophy. CHEST  , DOI: ( /chest ) Copyright © 1981 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 Comparison of posterior aortic root echogram from normal subject with one from patient with left ventricular hypertrophy. PCG = phonocardiogram; RVAW = right ventricular anterior wall; AAoW = anterior aortic wall; AoV = aortic valve; PAoW = posterior aortic wall; LA = left atrium. CHEST  , DOI: ( /chest ) Copyright © 1981 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions


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