Cardiac anatomy in healthy volunteers has already been shown to demonstrate a net hydraulic force directed towards the LA contributing to LV filling during most of diastole 4. This force is expected ...
The role of left ventricular (LV) diastolic pressure in the pathophysiology of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is unclear. We evaluated the trajectory of echocardiographic parameters of LV diastolic ...
Recently, while preparing an updated presentation to the Saint Louis University cardiology fellows on "diastolic dysfunction," the Skeptical Cardiologist came across a document entitled "What Does ...