Left ventricular diastolic function: Physiology, methods of assessment, and clinical significance
Arrighi J, Soufer R. Left ventricular diastolic function: Physiology, methods of assessment, and clinical significance. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1995, 2: 525-543. PMID: 9420835, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(05)80045-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic functionVentricular fillingHeart failureElevated pulmonary venous pressureNormal systolic ventricular functionSystolic ventricular functionNormal systolic functionCongestive heart failurePulmonary venous pressureCoronary artery diseaseCalcium channel blockersEarly ventricular fillingHealthy elderly subjectsMitral valve closureBeta blockersSystolic functionArtery diseaseCardiac catheterizationSuch patientsValvular diseaseVenous pressureVentricular functionOptimal therapyRadionuclide angiographyMyocardial compliance