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Figure 4 Transmitral flow velocity patterns in a patient with elevated left ventricular filling pressure. (A) Baseline. (B) During Valsalva maneuver. Decreases in venous return result in marked changes in the filling pattern, reflecting the fact that these parameters are determined primarily by loading conditions and not intrinsic passive diastolic properties of the left ventricle (33).
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