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Edited by William H. Gaasch and Martin M. LeWinter. 498 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lea and Febiger, 1993. $89.50. ISBN 0-8121-1509-0.

In recent years physicians have become increasingly aware that symptoms of congestive heart failure may occur in patients with cardiac disease who have normal systolic function. The importance of altered diastolic properties in the genesis of symptoms of heart failure in these patients has been recognized by clinicians and physiologists. An understanding of both the methods used to quantitate diastolic function and the mechanisms of diastolic dysfunction is thus crucial for optimal patient care. In this book, leading experts summarize current knowledge about the physiologic aspects of left ventricular relaxation and filling, as well as the clinical evaluation and management . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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