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KMID : 0390620110190020062
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Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2011 Volume.19 No. 2 p.62 ~ p.66
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Arterial-Cardiac Interaction: The Concept and Implications
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Shim Chi-Young
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Abstract
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Vascular stiffening of the large arteries is a common feature of human aging. Increased aortic stiffness with age may contribute to pathological changes in the left ventricle and this can induce ventricular stiffening. Vascular-ventricular stiffening combined with abnormal arterial-cardiac interaction is considered an important pathophysiology of heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction. Here, I briefly review the concept and implications of arterial-cardiac interaction and this will pave the way to understanding and controlling heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction, which is more prevalent in the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Aortic stiffness, Left ventricle, Heart failure
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