Noninvasive Estimation of Left Ventricular End‐Diastolic Pressure Using Tissue Doppler Imaging Combined with Pulsed‐Wave Doppler Echocardiography in Patients with Ventricular Septal Defects: A Comparison with the Plasma Levels of the B‐Type Natriuretic Peptide

Abstract

TDI combined with pulsed-wave Doppler echocardiography predicted the LVEDP of VSD infants, whereas the plasma BNP value did not have a significant association with the LVEDP.