Left ventricular filling after long-term angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition in congestive heart failure

• Published in: European heart journal Vol. 13 Suppl E; p. 52
• Main Authors: Baur, L H, Schipperheyn, J J, Cats, V M, van der Wall, E E, Baan, J, van Dijk, A D, Bruschke, A V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.11.1992
• Subjects: Blood Pressure - drug effects; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiac Catheterization - instrumentation; Cardiac Output - drug effects; Cardiac Output - physiology; Cardiac Output, Low - drug therapy; Cardiac Output, Low - physiopathology; Cardiac Volume - drug effects; Cardiac Volume - physiology; Coronary Disease - drug therapy; Coronary Disease - physiopathology; Diastole - drug effects; Diastole - physiology; Enalapril - therapeutic use; Gated Blood-Pool Imaging; Heart Failure - drug therapy; Heart Failure - physiopathology; Humans; Long-Term Care; Myocardial Contraction - drug effects; Myocardial Contraction - physiology; Stroke Volume - drug effects; Stroke Volume - physiology; Systole - drug effects; Systole - physiology; Ventricular Function, Left - drug effects; Ventricular Function, Left - physiology

As a rule, left ventricular relaxation is impaired in patients with coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. In addition, the passive elastic properties in early and late diastole change when the ventricle dilates. Diastolic properties of the left ventricle were studied in 11 patients w...