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Review

Volume 5, Number 5, October 2013, pages 327-334


Diastolic Heart Failure: A Concise Review

Table

Table 1. Characteristics of Systolic vs Diastolic Heart failure
 
CharacteristicsSystolic heart failureDiastolic heart Failure
Systolic function
  Ejection fraction↓↓N or ↑
  Stroke volumeN or ↓
  Contractility↓↓
Diastolic Function
  LV end diastolic pressure↑ or ↑↑↑↑ or ↑
  Relaxing time constant↑ or ↑↑↑↑ or ↑
  Filling Rate↓ or ↑ or N↓ or ↑ or N
  Chamber stiffness↑↑
  Myocardial StiffnessN or ↑
Mortality
  At 6 months↑↑
  At 5 years↑↑