The prognostic value of the mitral diastolic filling velocity ratio for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in African Americans: the atherosclerotic Risks in Communities (ARIC) study

In a population-based cohort of middle-aged African Americans, an E/A >1.5 independently predicts all-cause mortality. An E/A >1.5 and an E/A <0.7 were both associated with incident CVD when adjusted for age and sex alone but were not independently predictive in the multivariable analysis.