Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and heart failure edited by William H. Gaasch Martin M. Lewinter Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia (1994) 498 pages, illustrated, $89.50 ISBN: 0-8121-1509-0

Diastolic heart failure, diastolic left ventricular dysfunction and exercise intolerance.

The phenomenon of “diastolic heart failure” is rightly receiving greater attention (1–4); community-based studies such as those in Framingham (5) and Olmsted County (6) show that up to 50% of older persons with heart failure do not have impaired left ventricular (LV) systolic function to account for this, and that the condition is usually associated with LV hypertrophy and is preceded by elevat...

Critical Readings in Translation Studies, Edited by M. Baker (2010), Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-46955-5

"Diastolic heart failure" or heart failure caused by subtle left ventricular systolic dysfunction?

OBJECTIVES To determine whether patients with suspected heart failure but preserved systolic function, as determined by conventional echocardiographic measures (often said to have "diastolic heart failure), might have subtle left ventricular systolic dysfunction detectable by a new measure of left ventricular systolic function-left ventricular systolic atrioventricular plane displacement. DES...

Left and right ventricular diastolic dysfunction and diastolic heart failure: does one lead to the other?

Background and Objective Diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle is a mechanical abnormality diagnosed primarily by echocardiogram, and can be distinguished into three separate degrees based on the severity of reduction in passive compliance and active myocardial relaxation. Methods A literature search was performed for basic science studies, clinical studies and major practice guidelines o...

The clinical quandary of left and right ventricular diastolic dysfunction and diastolic heart failure

Diastolic heart failure is a common clinical entity that is indistinguishable from systolic heart failure without direct evaluation of left ventricular function. Diastolic heart failure is a clinical diagnosis in patients with signs and symptoms of heart failure but with preserved left ventricular function and normal ejection fraction, and is often seen in patients with a long-standing history ...