title: TDI is a better choice than M-mode and 2D echocardiography.
authors.forename: Pei-yu
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jian-hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D005260:Female; D054144:Heart Failure, Diastolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013318:Stroke Volume; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology