Diastolic Filling in Patients After Heart Transplantation Is Impaired Due to an Altered Geometrical Relationship Between the Left Atrium and Ventricle.

Katarina Steding-Ehrenborg Anders Nelsson Erik HedströmHenrik EngblomAnnika IngvarssonJohan Nilsson Oscar Ö Braun Håkan Arheden

Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)

Diastolic filling is impaired in HTx patients due to an altered geometrical relationship between the left atrium and ventricle. When performing cardiac transplantation, a surgical technique that creates a smaller left atrium may improve diastolic filling by aiding hydraulic forces.

Keyphrases

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