Table Of Contents:

Part I: Basic Determinants of Diastolic Function

1. Molecular, Gene, and Cellular Mechanis
2. Pathophysiology of Heart Failure With a Preserved Ejection Fraction: Measurements and Mechanisms Causing Abnormal Diastolic Function
3. Role of the Pericardium in Diastolic Dysfunction
4. Left Atrial Function: Basic Physiology
5. Physical Determinants of Diastolic Flow
6. Ventricular–Arterial Interaction in Patients With Heart Failure and a Preserved Ejection Fraction

Part III: Cardiac Diseases With HFpEF

1. General Principles, Clinical Definition, Epidemiology, and Pathophysiology
2. Invasive Hemodynamic Assessment in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
3. Two-Dimensional and Doppler Evaluation of Left Ventricular Filling, Including Pulmonary Venous Flow Velocity
4. Evaluation of Diastolic Function by Tissue Doppler, Strain, and Torsion Analysis
5. Color M-mode Doppler
6. Assessment of Left Atrial Size and Function
7. Evaluation of Intracardiac Filling Pressures
8. Evaluation of Right Ventricular Diastolic Function
9. Evaluation of Diastolic Function by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
10. Evaluation of Diastolic Function by Radionuclide Techniques
11. Diastolic Echocardiographic Examination
12. Diastology Stress Test
13. ASE/EACVI Diastolic Guidelines: Strength and Limitations

Part III: Cardiac Diseases With HFpEF

1. Hypertension and Its Relation to Heart Failure With a Preserved Ejection Fraction
2. Valve Disease
3. Stage D Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Heart Transplantation, and Mechanical Circulatory Support
4. Primary Restrictive, Infiltrative, and Storage Cardiomyopathies
5. Coronary Artery Disease
6. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
7. Pericardial Diseases: Constrictive Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusion
8. Diastolic Function in Children and in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
9. Diabetes Mellitus

Part IV: Emerging Topics in HFpEF

1. Global and Regional Systolic Function of the Left Ventricle
2. Chronotropic Incompetence and Pacing in HPEF Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
3. Aging and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
4. Perioperative Assessment of Diastolic Function
5. Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Part V: Treatment of HFpEF

1. General Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Randomized Trials
2. Echo-Based Approach to the Management of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
3. Future Therapies in HFpEF

Part VI: Cases of Diastolic Heart Failure

1. Cases of Diastolic Heart Failure