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Diastolic Dysfunction: Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, and Treatment

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Diastolic dysfunction occurs when the normal mechanisms that allow the left ventricle (LV) to fill under low pressure become deficient. Diastolic dysfunction may also affect the right ventricle (RV), but there is relatively little information about RV diastolic dysfunction. Therefore this chapter focuses exclusively on LV diastolic dysfunction with the understanding that the same principles undoubtedly apply to the RV.

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  1. Cardiovascular Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Wilson S. Colucci MD (Professor of Medicine, Chief) (Professor of Medicine, Chief)

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Apstein, C.S. (2005). Diastolic Dysfunction: Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, and Treatment. In: Colucci, W.S. (eds) Atlas of HEART FAILURE. Current Medicine Group, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4558-0_15

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