Cardiac MRI Reveals Late Diastolic Changes in Left Ventricular Relaxation Patterns During Healthy Aging

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Lin ◽  
Heng Ma ◽  
Roberto Sarnari ◽  
Debiao Li ◽  
Donald M. Lloyd‐Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Mri ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Relaxation ◽  
Ventricular Relaxation

scholarly journals Calculation of Left Ventricular Relaxation Time Constant-Tau in Patients With Aortic Regurgitation by Continuous-Wave Doppler

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bai Xufang
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Aortic Regurgitation ◽  
Time Constant ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Relaxation Time Constant ◽  
Left Ventricular Relaxation ◽  
Ventricular Relaxation ◽  
Continuous Wave Doppler

Left ventricular relaxation time constant, Tau, is the best index to evaluate left ventricular diastolic function. The measurement is only available traditionally in catheter lab. In Echo lab, several methods of non-invasive measurement of Tau have been tried since 1992, however almost all the methods are still utilizing the same formula to calculate Tau as in catheter lab, which makes them inconvenient, time-consuming and sometimes not very accurate. A simple method to calculate Tau in patients with mitral regurgitation has been developed just based on Weiss’ formula and simplified Bernoulli’s equation. Similarly, formulas are developed here by pure mathematical derivative to calculate Tau by continuous-wave Doppler in patients with aortic regurgitation.

scholarly journals Calculation of Left Ventricular Relaxation Time Constant-Tau in Humans by Continuous-Wave Doppler

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xufang Bai
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Time Constant ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Left Ventricular Diastolic Function ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Relaxation Time Constant ◽  
Left Ventricular Relaxation ◽  
Ventricular Relaxation ◽  
Continuous Wave Doppler

Left ventricular relaxation time constant, Tau, is the best index to evaluate left ventricular diastolic function, but the measurement is only available traditionally in catheter lab. In Echo lab, several methods of non-invasive measurement of Tau have been tried since 1992, however almost all the methods are still utilizing the same formula to calculate Tau as in catheter lab, which makes them inconvenient, time-consuming and sometimes not very accurate. Based on Weiss’ formula and simplified Bernoulli’s equation, a simple method is developed by pure mathematical derivative to calculate Tau by continuous-wave Doppler in patients with mitral regurgitation.

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