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Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and cardiovascular regulation in hypertension. 1989

F M Fouad-Tarazi

Department of Heart and Hypertension Research, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195-5069.

The determinants and physiologic consequences of altered left ventricular diastolic filling rate in hypertension has not yet been fully assessed. Data suggesting that left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in hypertension is associated with impaired peripheral vascular regulation by cardiopulmonary reflexes has been reported recently. Other functional correlates of alteration of left ventricular diastolic function are reviewed, as well as the effects of antihypertensive therapy on the rate of left ventricular filling.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006973	Hypertension	Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.	Blood Pressure, High,Blood Pressures, High,High Blood Pressure,High Blood Pressures
D009200	Myocardial Contraction	Contractile activity of the MYOCARDIUM.	Heart Contractility,Inotropism, Cardiac,Cardiac Inotropism,Cardiac Inotropisms,Contractilities, Heart,Contractility, Heart,Contraction, Myocardial,Contractions, Myocardial,Heart Contractilities,Inotropisms, Cardiac,Myocardial Contractions
D003971	Diastole	Post-systolic relaxation of the HEART, especially the HEART VENTRICLES.	Diastoles
D006321	Heart	The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood.	Hearts
D006352	Heart Ventricles	The lower right and left chambers of the heart. The right ventricle pumps venous BLOOD into the LUNGS and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the systemic arterial circulation.	Cardiac Ventricle,Cardiac Ventricles,Heart Ventricle,Left Ventricle,Right Ventricle,Left Ventricles,Right Ventricles,Ventricle, Cardiac,Ventricle, Heart,Ventricle, Left,Ventricle, Right,Ventricles, Cardiac,Ventricles, Heart,Ventricles, Left,Ventricles, Right
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man