title: Assessment of diastolic function: what the general cardiologist needs to know.
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mottram
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Marwick
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002309:Cardiology; D003971:Diastole; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain