In heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, significant left ventricular diastolic abnormalities are present, despite a normal systolic ejection fraction. This article will consider whether this is consistent with the law of conservation of energy, also know as the first law of thermodynamics.
Keywords: Diastolic dysfunction; Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; Thermodynamics.
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