title: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in Ebstein's anomaly.
abstract: This study was performed to evaluate left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in patients with Ebstein's anomaly using Doppler echocardiography. We found that LV abnormal relaxation in this anomaly cannot be explained by right ventricular volume overload alone. Furthermore, LV diastolic dysfunction persists even after intracardiac repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. satokun-inai-jp@mta.biglobe.ne.jp
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inai
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Hirohumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomimatsu
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018619:Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed; D006801:Humans; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology