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Volume 115, Nº 1, July 2020

   

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36660/abc.20190689

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Appropriate Use of Diastolic Function Guideline When Evaluating Athletes: It is not Always what it Seems to Be

Carlos Eduardo Suaide Silva



Figure 1 – Left: Apical four-chamber view on 2D echo. Right: Doppler mitral flow on a young athlete. LAA: left atrial appendage; RA: right atrium; LA: left atrium; E/A VM: mitral valve E/A ratio; T.Des. VM: mitral valve deceleration; RV: right ventricle; LV: left ventricle..





Keywords: Ventricular Dysfunction; diagnostic Imaging; Echocardiography/methods; Guidelines as Topic; Sports; Exercise; Athletes.