Fig. 4.
Changes in echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular diastolic function. Early filling peak velocity (E); LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction. (B) Ratio (E/A) of early filling peak velocity to atrial peak velocity. (C) Ratio between early diastolic mitral inflow and mitral annulus velocity (E'/e). (D) Deceleration time (DT) of mitral inflow.