title: [The diastolic function of the left ventricle. I. The ventricular suction].
abstract: The paper describes the normal and pathological characteristics of left ventricular filling. There are described some of the most sophisticated methods of assessing left ventricular function: The volume-time curve, the rate of change of left ventricular volume (dV/dt) and the pressure-volume loop. It is discussed the phenomenon of ventricular diastolic suction as an accessory mechanism of filling in some restrictive disorders.
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D002306:Cardiac Volume; D003971:Diastole; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D016276:Ventricular Function
vernacular_title: La función diastólica del ventrículo izquierdo. I. El llenado ventricular.