Table 1.

Clinical utility of RV diastolic function assessment.

Author	Condition	Main findings
Fenster et al. (13)	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	TV E/A ratio, RV E′, post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC, and use of oxygen during 6-minute walk test were independent predictors of exercise capacity.
Pagourelias et al. (14)	Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	RV E/E′ >6.9 was an independent predictor of heart failure mortality and total cardiovascular mortality.
Gan et al. (15)	Pulmonary hypertension (PH)	RV IVRT was reduced by Sildenafil therapy.
Agha et al. (16)	Beta thalassaemia	Reduced RV E′/A′ ratio was a more sensitive indictor of iron overload than LV diastolic parameters.
Kosmala et al. (17)	Type-2 diabetes	Pre-clinical RV dysfunction was seen in asymptomatic diabetic patients (increased RV IVRT and decreased RV E′/A′) compared with controls.