1. Preface

   Preface Pages: 289 - 289

2. Atrioventricular Filling Dynamics, Diastolic Function and Dysfunction

   • Otto A. Smiseth
   • Christopher R. Thompson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 299

3. Diastolic Dysfunction as a Cause of Exercise Intolerance

   • William C. Little
   • Dalane W. Kitzman
   • Che-Ping Cheng

   OriginalPaper Pages: 301 - 306

4. Diastolic Ventricular Interaction and Ventricular Diastolic Filling

   • Jayne A. Morris-Thurgood
   • Michael P. Frenneaux

   OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 323

5. Modulation of Left Atrial Function by Ventricular Filling Impairment

   • A. Rossi
   • P. Zardini
   • P. Marino

   OriginalPaper Pages: 325 - 331

6. LV Hypertrophy and Diastolic Heart Failure

   • Sandro Betocchi
   • Otto M. M. Hess

   OriginalPaper Pages: 333 - 336

7. Beneficial Effects of Nitric Oxide on Cardiac Diastolic Function: 'The Flip Side of the Coin'

   • Walter J. Paulus

   OriginalPaper Pages: 337 - 344

8. Load Dependent Diastolic Dysfunction in Heart Failure

   • Thierry C. Gillebert
   • Adelino F. Leite-Moreira
   • Stefan G. De Hert

   OriginalPaper Pages: 345 - 355

9. Mechanisms and Efficacy of LV Pre-Excitation for Patients with Heart Failure and Supra-Normal Systolic Function

   • David A. Kass

   OriginalPaper Pages: 357 - 365