Early Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Diseases in Workers: Role of Standard and Advanced Echocardiography

Figure 3

A 48-year-old male patient with systemic arterial hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and diastolic dysfunction. Patient was on medical therapy. (a) Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy. (b) Mitral inflow velocity with inverted ratio. (c) Mitral annulus velocity with inverted ratio. reduction with increased ratio suggests diastolic dysfunction. = inflow late diastolic (atrial) velocity; = inflow early diastolic velocity; = annular early diastolic velocity; IVS = interventricular septum; LV = left ventricle; PW = LV posterior wall; RV = right ventricle; = annular systolic velocity.

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