ASE/EACVI Guidelines and Standards
Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

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Keywords

Diastole
Echocardiography
Doppler
Heart failure

Abbreviations

2D
Two-dimensional
AR
Aortic regurgitation
ASE
American Society of Echocardiography
AV
Atrioventricular
CW
Continuous-wave
DT
Deceleration time
EACVI
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
EF
Ejection fraction
GLS
Global longitudinal strain
HCM
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
HFpEF
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
HFrEF
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
IVRT
Isovolumic relaxation time
LA
Left atrial
LAP
Left atrial pressure
LV
Left ventricular
LVEDP
Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure
LVEF
Left ventricular ejection fraction
MAC
Mitral annular calcification
MR
Mitral regurgitation
PASP
Pulmonary artery systolic pressure
PCWP
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
RV
Right ventricular
STE
Speckle-tracking echocardiography
TR
Tricuspid regurgitation
Vp
Flow propagation velocity

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The following authors reported no actual or potential conflicts of interest in relation to the document: Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, Otto Smiseth, MD, PhD, Christopher P. Appleton, MD, Benjamin F. Byrd III, MD, Hisham Dokainish, MD, Thor Edvardsen, MD, PhD, Frank A. Flachskampf, MD, PhD, Thierry C. Gillebert, MD, PhD, Allan Klein, MD, Patrizio Lancellotti, MD, PhD, Paolo Marino, MD, and Alan D. Waggoner, MHS, RDCS. The following authors reported relationships with one or more commercial interests: Jae K. Oh, MD, has served as a consultant for Medtronic and received a research grant from Toshiba. Bogdan Alexandru Popescu, MD, PhD, has received research support from GE Healthcare and Hitachi Aloka.

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1

Writing Committee of the American Society of Echocardiography.

2

Writing Committee of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.

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