This is not to discount the value of left atrial volume from the algorithm, as a raised left atrial volume is important if present in differentiating diastolic dysfunction from indeterminate diastolic function.
Previous guidelines from the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) [14] have been limited by several factors, for example the mandatory inclusion of left atrial size that is assumed to increase in response to raised left atrial pressures [13, 15].
Angela Lansbury accepted her standing ovation by smiling and making the jovial "champ" gesture, hands clasped, arms raised, left and right.
Throughout it all, Mr. Blair rested his chin on his raised left hand, a quizzical expression on his face as he impassively watched the intruder.
Backed by a flame-shaped halo, he holds his hands at chest level, right fist wrapped around a raised left index finger.
Frank Crecco, 55, who works as a steamfitter, said Mr. Bloomberg's vetoing of a City Council bill that would have given some janitors and building workers raises left him aghast.
Dressed, as was Jefferson Mays in the New York production, in a simple black dress, clunky shoes and a black head kerchief, Mr. Nelson gets the most out of that raised left eyebrow of his.
She supports her head slightly, pensively, with her raised left hand, the palm passively unlocked, while she blankly and directly gazes out at us, neither defeated nor determined, just engaged.
The raised left fist is identified with his party, Movement Toward Socialism, and his suggestion — and demonstration — of it with the national anthem during a speech on Thursday has stoked an already heated debate over patriotic symbols.
Initial chest X-ray (Fig. 1) showed raised left hemi-diaphragm, so he was treated conservatively.
