title: Analysis of left ventricular diastolic function by the pressure-volume relation in cases with idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy and amyloid restrictive cardiomyopathy.
abstract: To assess left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy (IRCM) and amyloid restrictive cardiomyopathy (ARCM), we analyzed LV cineangiograms and pressures (tip manometer) in two patients, one with IRCM and the other with ARCM. LV volume and instantaneous rate of change of volume were derived from frame-by-frame analyses of angiograms. LV relaxation was assessed by the time constant of isovolumic pressure decay. LV compliance was evaluated by the pressure-volume relationship. From these analyses, we conclude as follows: (1) In restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), LV diastolic dysfunction may be characterized by impaired relaxation and decreased compliance; (2) LV diastolic filling was minimally impaired or normal in both conditions; (3) The ventricular diastolic pressure wave form of "dip and plateau" seemed not to be a characteristic sign in RCM.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamakado
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ookubo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Futagami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D001810:Blood Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D002313:Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*