Comparison of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and mild heart failure versus those with severe heart failure

The pathogenesis of acute pulmonary edema in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) is not completely understood. Because pulse-wave tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) allows a direct comparison between systolic as well as diastolic wall motion velocities, we