A Targeted Treatment Opportunity for HFpEF: Taking Advantage of Diastolic Tone

Markus Meyer, Martin M. Lewinter, Michael R. Zile

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Abstract

PDE3 inhibition and pacing result in an increase in Ca2+- dependent myofilament activation resulting in a leftward movement of the pressure-volume loop and smaller LV volumes. Thus, the ventricle begins to fill at a smaller volume and spends more of its filling on the flatter, nonexponential segment of the diastolic PVR, whereas a prolongation of diastole with heart rate–lowering drugs may do the opposite.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1269-1271
Number of pages3
JournalCirculation
Volume144
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 19 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Dr Meyer was supported by grant R01 HL-122744 from the National Institutes of Health.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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