… diastolic properties of the ventricle has not been established. … normal ejection fraction
exhibit abnormal LV diastolic function… ejection fraction; we then assessed LV diastolic function …

… to affect these aspects of diastole is not sufficient to establish that diastolic dysfunction is the
… with a normal ejection fraction. To determine that an abnormality of diastolic function is the …

… The underlying pathophysiologic abnormalities in ventricular function … ejection fraction (HFPEF)
would have marked abnormalities in LV diastolic function with increased static diastolic …

… with diastolic function was higher than that with ejection fraction or EDVI. By multivariate
analysis, BNP was significantly related to diastolic function but not to ejection fraction or EDVI. …

… The present study showed that worsening of diastolic function in outpatients with normal
ejection fraction (n=1065; age, 69±13 years) was associated with increased risk of death (…

… We hypothesized that if LV diastolic function is an important determinant of exercise
tolerance, relatively normal diastolic function is necessary for patients with reduced EFs to have …

… There has been no report regarding patients with both preserved systolic and diastolic function.
… Patients with systolic dysfunction and preserved diastolic function (group III) had a higher …

… Diastolic function and pulsatile hemodynamics We observed a decline in diastolic function
and an increase in filling pressures with increasing arterial stiffness and, to a lesser degree, …

… with invasively determined indexes for diastolic function in 43 patients admitted to our unit
between 2003 and 2006 with HFNEF in whom diastolic dysfunction had been confirmed by PV …

… Conversely, hemodynamically significant mitral regurgitation in patients with normal LV
ejection fraction (LVEF) can lead to increased e′ (8), with a significant association between e′ …