Similarities and Differences between the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Diastolic and Systolic Heart Failure

Pathophysiology of heart failure has been considered to be a damaged state of systolic function of the heart followed by a state of low cardiac output that is, systolic heart failure. Even if systolic function is preserved, left ventricular filling in diastole can be impeded and resulted in elevatio...

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Main Author: Kazuo Komamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Cardiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/824135