Diastology

Dr. Mario J. Garcia is an eminent cardiologist and leader in the development and clinical implementation of the most advanced noninvasive cardiac diagnostic technology used around the world today. A physician, researcher and educator, he is known worldwide for his innovative use of noninvasive cardiac imaging in the clinic, such as coronary CT angiography (including some of the earliest studies testing radiation-reduction strategies), echocardiography, and MRI. Dr. Garcia joined Einstein/Montefiore as Chief of the Division of Cardiology in 2010. He holds the Pauline Levitt Endowed Chair in Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and is Professor of Radiology and Co-Director (with Dr. Robert Michler) of the Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care

• Part I: Basic Determinants of Diastolic Function Molecular, Gene, and Cellular MechanisPathophysiology of Heart Failure With a Preserved Ejection Fraction: Measurements and Mechanisms Causing Abnormal Diastolic FunctionRole of the Pericardium in Diastolic DysfunctionLeft Atrial Function: Basic PhysiologyPhysical Determinants of Diastolic FlowVentricular-Arterial Interaction in Patients With Heart Failure and a Preserved Ejection FractionPart II: Diagnosis of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection FractionGeneral Principles, Clinical Definition, Epidemiology, and PathophysiologyInvasive Hemodynamic Assessment in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection FractionTwo-Dimensional and Doppler Evaluation of Left Ventricular Filling, Including Pulmonary Venous Flow VelocityEvaluation of Diastolic Function by Tissue Doppler, Strain, and Torsion AnalysisColor M-mode DopplerAssessment of Left Atrial Size and FunctionEvaluation of Intracardiac Filling PressuresEvaluation of Right Ventricular Diastolic Function Evaluation of Diastolic Function by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ImagingEvaluation of Diastolic Function by Radionuclide TechniquesDiastolic Echocardiographic ExaminationDiastology Stress TestASE/EACVI Diastolic Guidelines: Strength and LimitationsPart III: Cardiac Diseases With HFpEFHypertension and Its Relation to Heart Failure With a Preserved Ejection FractionValve DiseaseStage D Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Heart Transplantation, and Mechanical Circulatory SupportPrimary Restrictive, Infiltrative, and Storage CardiomyopathiesCoronary Artery DiseaseHypertrophic CardiomyopathyPericardial Diseases: Constrictive Pericarditis and Pericardial EffusionDiastolic Function in Children and in Children With Congenital Heart DiseaseDiabetes MellitusPart IV: Emerging Topics in HFpEFGlobal and Regional Systolic Function of the Left VentricleChronotropic Incompetence and Pacing in HPEF Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection FractionAging and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection FractionPerioperative Assessment of Diastolic FunctionPulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Part V: Treatment of HFpEFGeneral Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Randomized TrialsEcho-Based Approach to the Management of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection FractionFuture Therapies in HFpEFPart VI: Cases of Diastolic Heart FailureCases of Diastolic Heart Failure