0 relating to the diastole (= the period when the main chamber of the heart is relaxed and filling with blood):
Four trials examined the effects on diastolic blood pressure.
Attention was focused on both systolic and diastolic functions, rather than wall motion.
The amount of change in systolic pressure seems to be related to the amount of change in diastolic pressure.
Another unusual finding was the reversal of diastolic flow across the tricuspid valve.
Regression of the diastolic volume is more marked than that of the endsystolic volume, leading to a decreased right ventricular ejection fraction.
Catheterization at 5.5 months of age revealed a non-obstructive form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with elevated left ventricular end diastolic pressures that regressed with verapamil.
Similar confusion exists today regarding diastolic heart failure in older populations.
Ventricular compliance was unchanged in their patients, but the time constant of ventricular relaxation was prolonged and, thus, early diastolic filling velocity was reduced.
