Diastole is an essential part of the cardiac cycle, during which significant changes in
myocardial function, ion and energy transfer, as well as coronary flow, occur. In contrast to …

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 …

The present investigation was undertaken in 12 normal subjects to determine the magnitude
of technical and biologic variability of six previously validated Doppler indexes of diastolic …

In the past, evaluation of the myocardium has been limited to examining systolic function of
the heart. Recently, however, investigators have demonstrated that abnormalities of diastolic …

The concepts related to diastolic function were developed by muscle physiologists and by
cardiologists with a strong background in physics (cardiac mechanics and fluid dynamics) …

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 …

Epidemiologic data show that diastolic heart failure is responsible for 38% to 54% of all
heart failure cases. Left ventricular diastolic function can be characterized invasively in the …

Doppler assessment of diastolic function has become a standard part of routine
echocardiographic examination and imparts information relevant to a patient's functional …

The study of diastolic function by Doppler-echocardiography is complex and demanding.
The cardiologist/echocardiographist must have a systematic approach to the study of left …

A number of recent community-based epidemiologic studies suggest that 40% to 50% of the
cases of heart failure have preserved left ventricular systolic function. Although diastolic …