title: Preload dependency of the time interval between the onset of mitral inflow and the early diastolic annular motion: a hemodialysis-related preload reduction study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The novel parameter T(E-E'), which is the time interval between the onset of the early diastolic mitral inflow velocity (E) and the early diastolic mitral annular velocity (E'), is reported to be related to the constant of the left ventricular (LV) relaxation, and T(E-E') is also reported to be useful for predicting the LV filling pressure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  To investigate the effect of preload reduction via hemodialysis on T(E-E'), 28 pairs of echocardiographic evaluations were performed just before and immediately after hemodialysis, including the measurement of the T(E-E') as well as measurement of the conventional echocardiographic parameters. The baseline T(E-E') was 17.9 +/-28.1 ms, which correlated with the ratio of E/E' (r=0.49, p=0.008). After hemodialysis, T(E-E') was shortened to -3.2+/-34.1 ms, which was a significant change from baseline (p=0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As T(E-E') is a preload dependent parameter, the intravascular volume status should be taken into account when the clinical application of T(E-E') is considered as an index of LV relaxation.
authors: Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Jin-Oh
authors: JO
authors: Choi
authors: Seung Woo
authors: SW
authors: Park
authors: Dae-Hee
authors: DH
authors: Shin
authors: Sung Hea
authors: SH
authors: Kim
authors: Wang-Soo
authors: WS
authors: Lee
authors: Hak Jin
authors: HJ
authors: Kim
authors: Yoon Goo
authors: YG
authors: Kim
authors: Sang-Chol
authors: SC
authors: Lee
authors: Sang Hoon
authors: SH
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001810:Blood Volume; D003971:Diastole; D018619:Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D017725:Ventricular Pressure