Left ventricular diastolic function plays an important role in determining left ventricular filling
and stroke volume. Abnormal diastolic function has been recognized in many cardiovascular …

Highlights•LV relaxation and compliance properties can be inferred using echo-Doppler
imaging.•Annular e′ velocity reflects active relaxation, elastic recoil and lengthening …

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in clinical practice is generally diagnosed by imaging.
Recognition of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction has increased interest in the …

Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function is an integral part of
the routine evaluation of patients presenting with symptoms of dyspnea or heart failure. The …

A cardiac cycle consists of systolic (contraction) and diastolic (relaxation and filling) phases
that are linked closely together for optimal function of the heart. Normal diastolic function …

Diastolic function represents the filling property of the heart during diastole. Diastole
comprises four phases: isovolumic relaxation, rapid filling, slow filling (diastasis), and active …

The role of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in health and disease is still incompletely
understood and underappreciated by most primary care physicians and many cardiologists …

Patients with heart disease frequently have abnormalities of systolic function. However, it is
now well recognised that abnormalities of diastolic function play a major role in producing …

Evidence of normal systolic left ventricular function has been reported in up to 30–40% of
patients with clinical signs of congestive heart failure, suggesting that diastolic dysfunction is …

Background—Diastolic dysfunction is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with
normal left ventricular ejection fraction. There are limited data, however, on whether …