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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
Tachycardia accompanying exercise shortens the duration of diastole, reducing the time available for the left ventricular (LV) filling. Thus, the LV must fill more rapidly for the stroke volume to increase (or even be maintained) during exercise. Normally, this is accomplished without requiring an excessive increase in left atrial (LA) pressure by an acceleration of LV relaxation and a fall in LV early diastolic pressure during exercise. This response is lost following the development of heart failure due to systolic dysfunction, both in experimental animals and in patients. In fact, in such situations, LV relaxation slows and LV early diastolic pressure increases due to exercise. Thus, any diastolic dysfunction present at rest in CHF during systolic dysfunction is exacerbated during exercise. Similarly, patients with primary diastolic dysfunction heart failure with preserved systolic function may not be able to augment LV filling rates without an abnormal increase in LA pressure. Thus, diastolic dysfunction may contribute to exercise intolerance, both in systolic dysfunction and primary diastolic dysfunction. Acute studies suggest that treatment with angiotensin II receptor blockers or verapamil may improve exercise tolerance in some patients with primary diastolic dysfunction.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1382-4147
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
301-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Diastolic dysfunction as a cause of exercise intolerance.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiology Section, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1045, USA. wlittle@wfubmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't