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Figure 1 Parabolic curve representing the changes in pulsed Doppler early-to-atrial (E/A) ratio during transition from normal diastolic function to severe dysfunction. Effect of preload and relaxation. Other indices of transmitral and pulmonary venous flow have similar bimodal distribution (see text for details).
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