Diastolic function refers to the ability of the heart, particularly the left ventricle, to relax and fill with blood during the diastolic phase of the cardiac cycle. Impairment of this process may ...
Right (RV) and left ventricular (LV) volumetric measurements by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are established for assessing systolic and diastolic function, but the role of MRI-derived lung ...
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 ...