Blunted frequency-dependent upregulation of cardiac output is related to impaired relaxation in diastolic heart failure

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 3027-3036

  Wachter, Rolf ^a   Schmidt Schweda, Stephan ^a   Westermann, Dirk ^b   Post, Heiner ^d   Edelmann, Frank ^a   Kasner, Mario ^b   Lüers, Claus ^a   Steendijk, Paul ^c   Hasenfuß, Gerd ^a   Tschöpe, Carsten ^b   Pieske, Burkert ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diastolic function; Force frequency relation; Heart failure; Pressure volume loops

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, DIASTOLIC; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 72649105498     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp341     Document Type: Article

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