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Chest, Vol 100, 357-363, Copyright © 1991 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Effect of postural changes and isometric exercise on Doppler-derived measurements of diastolic function in normal subjects

JJ Kmetzo, GD Plotnick and JS Gottdiener
Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

To determine if simple maneuvers that occur in daily life, such as changes in body position and isometric handgrip exercise, affect Doppler-derived measurements of diastolic function, we studied 22 normal male subjects in the supine position at rest and during several postural manipulations and during handgrip exercise. Comparison of values obtained in the 80 degrees upright tilt position with those obtained in the standard supine position revealed significant decreases in early diastolic flow velocity (peak E) (-25 +/- 3 percent; p less than 0.001), late diastolic flow velocity (peak A) (-9 +/- 3 percent; p less than 0.01), and the ratio of early to late flow velocities (E/A ratio) (-17 +/- 4 percent; significant increases in deceleration time (+55 +/- 10 percent; p less than 0.001) and isovolumic relaxation time (+38 +/- 4 percent; p less than 0.001). Comparison of values obtained with supine isometric exercise with those obtained during the preceding supine resting state revealed significant decreases in peak E (-12 +/- 3 percent; p less than 0.001) and the E/A ratio (-21 +/- 4 percent; p less than 0.001) and significant increases in peak A (+15 +/- 4 percent; p less than 0.001) and isovolumic relaxation time (+16 +/- 3 percent; p less than 0.001). The response of Doppler-derived measurements of diastolic function to postural changes and isometric exercise is complex and multifactorial. Interpretation of these measurements must take into account changes in loading conditions.


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