title: Letter regarding article by Baicu et al, "Left ventricular systolic performance, function, and contractility in patients with diastolic heart failure".
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mirsky
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013599:Systole; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*