Abstract
The paper describes the normal and pathological characteristics of left ventricular filling. There are described some of the most sophisticated methods of assessing left ventricular function: The volume-time curve, the rate of change of left ventricular volume (dV/dt) and the pressure-volume loop. It is discussed the phenomenon of ventricular diastolic suction as an accessory mechanism of filling in some restrictive disorders.
| Translated title of the contribution | The diastolic function of the left ventricle. I. The ventricular suction |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 501-510 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Archivos del Instituto de Cardiología de México |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - May 1978 |