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Figures & data

Figure 1. Bar diagram showing changes in early (E’) tissue Doppler velocity at septal mitral annulus (a), at lateral mitral annulus (B), left ventricular global longitudinal strain (C) and cardiac output (D) between rest and dobutamine stress echo in the cohort (from reference [24].

Figure 2. The echocardiogram showed apparently normal left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function (Panel A) with mitral medial e’ velocity (Panel B) higher than the lateral one (Panel C), the so called annulus reversus. IVC was markedly dilated without any variation with inspiration (Panel D). During inspiration the interventricular septum showed a left-sided shift (white arrow on Panel E). A thoracic computed tomography was performed and showed increased pericardial thickness without calcifications (white arrow on Panel F); and a cardiac magnetic resonance showed normal myocardial T1 mapping (Panel G) and diffused pericardial late gadolinium enhancement (white arrow on Panel H) (From reference [26].

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