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If left ejection fraction is maintained in diastolic heart failure, why is the cardiac output decreased?

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Think stiffness: In diastolic dysfunction, the heart muscle tends to be stiff, so that it doesn't "relax" well and fill with blood. So even if the heart can pump blood forward OK, if it doesn't fill up appropriately, then it won't function optimally ...

Answered 4/17/2019

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