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Early changes in left ventricular function in chronic asymptomatic alcoholics: relation to the duration of heavy drinking

Aleksandar M. Lazarevi, MD^*, Satoshi Nakatani, MD, PhD, FACC^*, Aleksandar N. Nekovi, MD, Jelena Marinkovi, PhD, Yoshio Yasumura, MD, PhD^*, Djordjo Stojii, MD, PhD, Kunio Miyatake, MD, PhD, FACC^*, Milovan Boji, MD, PhD^* and Aleksandar D. Popovi, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC

^* Cardiology Division, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Cardiovascular Research Center, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade University Medical School, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Cardiology Division, Banja Luka Medical Center, Banja Luka University Medical School, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

View larger version (30K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Doppler left ventricular diastolic filling variables in four groups after correcting for age. IVRT = isovolumic relaxation time (A); DT = deceleration time of the early transmitral flow velocity (B); E = peak early transmitral flow velocity (C); A = peak late transmitral flow velocity (D); E/A ratio (E). Group S = alcoholic patients with short duration of heavy drinking; Group I = alcoholic patients with intermediate duration of heavy drinking; Group L = alcoholic patients with long duration of heavy drinking. Data presented are mean value ± SD.