Right and Left Ventricular Diastolic Pressure–Volume Relations: A Comprehensive Review

• Published in: Journal of cardiovascular translational research Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 239 - 252
• Main Author: Pasipoularides, Ares
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering; Biomedicine; Cardiology; Compliance; Diastole; Heart Rate; Human Genetics; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Models, Cardiovascular; Stroke Volume; Ventricular Function, Left; Ventricular Function, Right; Ventricular Pressure; Ventricular compliance; Diastolic filling; Myocardial properties; Ventricular function; Sigmoidal pressure–volume relationship; Diastolic relaxation; Myocardial compliance; Twist–untwist and diastolic rebound

Ventricular compliance alterations can affect cardiac performance and adaptations. Moreover, diastolic mechanics are important in assessing both diastolic and systolic function, since any filling impairment can compromise systolic function. A sigmoidal passive filling pressure–volume relationship, d...