The contribution of Doppler echocardiography to the assessment of left ventricular long axis function.

mulated concerning the study of left ventricular (LV) long axis function with different echocardiographic and Doppler techniques. The data pertain to LV systolic and diastolic function, valvular heart disease, detection of ischemia or myocardial viability, and prognosis and outcome of cardiac diseases. More recently, the study of LV long axis function with new echocardiographic and Doppler techniques has made a major contribution to cardiac resynchronization therapy. In the present article a concise overview of these data is attempted.