Clarification on the role of LV untwisting in LV “relaxation” and diastolic filling
Author
Samuel, Jake
Stöhr, Eric J.
Date
2017-08-10Acceptance date
2017-07-28
Type
Letter
Publisher
Springer
ISSN
1861-0692
Metadata
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Sirs:
In their recent article, Maufrais et al. [ 1] reported novel data on the left ventricle’s (LV) muscular function in aging athletes. Their study elegantly contributes to the current framework of ‘LV mechanics’ in health and disease [ 2]. However, the interpretation of the novel findings—as presented in the title of their paper—deserves important clarification in relation to (a) the definition of LV “relaxation”, (b) the specific relationship between LV untwisting rate and early diastolic filling velocity, E, and (c) the choice of parameters to examine the temporal significance of LV untwisting rate.
Journal/conference proceeding
Clinical Research in Cardiology;
Citation
Samuel, T.J. and Stöhr, E.J. (2017) 'Clarification on the role of LV untwisting in LV “relaxation” and diastolic filling', Clinical Research in Cardiology, 106(11), pp.935-937. DOI: 10.1007/s00392-017-1143-9.
Description
Letter published in Clinical Research in Cardiology on 10 August 2017, available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-017-1143-9.
Sponsorship
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))