The pathogenesis of acute pulmonary edema associated with hypertension. Return to Text 2 . Long axis function in disease. Return to Text 3 . In their discussion, the authors rule out the occurrence of systolic dysfunction or mitral regurgitation as a cause of the pulmonary edema, but they do not explicitly identify the mechanism underlying diastolic dysfunction.
Hypertension results in an increase in afterload on the left ventricle.
The resulting diastolic dysfunction is due to the lack of sufficient time for the ventricle to relax completely. Porto, Portugal Thierry C. Gillebert, M.D., Ph.D. University of Antwerp B2650 Edegem, Belgium References 1 . Nonuniform course of left ventricular pressure fall and its regulation by load and contractile state. Return to Text 2 . Return to Text 3 .