Cardiopulmonary complications in chronic liver disease

Figure 3 Diagram of the transmitral Doppler flow signal in the healthy state and in a patient with cirrhosis. The Doppler flow profile reflects the early filling of the ventricle (Peak E) and the late atrial contribution to its filling (Peak A). A decrease in the E/A ratio and prolonged acceleration time (AT) and deceleration time (DT) indicate diastolic dysfunction, as illustrated in the right panel. The broken lines are the time-related electrocardiogram.