| pubmed-article:10804777 | pubmed:abstractText | The assessment of the mitral annulus motion with tissue Doppler imaging is claimed to be an accurate method to quantify global left ventricular systolic and diastolic function. However, it is not yet perfectly defined which site of the annulus must be selected. Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy of the Portuguese type (FAP) is an hereditary systemic disease in which diastolic dysfunction may occur. | lld:pubmed |
