Figure 3

Tissue Doppler velocity data for the quantification of asynchrony from apical four chamber view. Sample volumes are in the basal lateral and basal septal segment. A) Normal control patient. There is a synchronous myocardial velocity in the septal (=yellow) and the lateral (=green curve) segment. IVC = isovolumetric contraction, IVR = isovolumetric relaxation, S = peak systolic velocity; E = early diastolic filling, A = late (atrial) diastolic filling. B) There is asynchronous myocardial velocity in the septal (=yellow) and the lateral (=green curve) segment.