Diastolic heart failure--abnormalities in active relaxation and passive stiffness of the left ventricle.

Zile, M.; Baicu, C.; Gaasch, W.

doi:10.1056/NEJMOA032566

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Diastolic Heart Failure — Abnormalities in Active Relaxation and Passive Stiffness of the Left Ventricle

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Authors:

Michael R. Zile

Catalin F. Baicu

William H. Gaasch

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with signs and symptoms of heart failure and a normal left ventricular ejection fraction are said to have diastolic heart failure. It has traditionally been thought that the pathophysiological cause of heart failure in these patients is an abnormality in the diastolic properties...

Subject

Medicine

Ventricle

Cardiology

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