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Lower increments are observed in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We hypothesized that exercise in HFpEF would further impair passive LV filling in early-mid diastole, during conduit flow from pulmonary veins.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty HFpEF patients (67.8 \u00b1 9.8 years; 11 women), diagnosed using 2007 ESC recommendations, underwent ramped semi-supine bicycle exercise to submaximal target heart rate (\u223c100 bpm) or symptoms. Seventeen asymptomatic subjects (64.3 \u00b1 8.9 years; 7 women) were controls. Simultaneous LA and LV volumes were measured from pyramidal 3D-echocardiographic full-volume datasets acquired from an apical window at baseline and during stress, together with brachial arterial pressure. LA conduit flow was computed from the increase in LV volume from its minimum at end-systole to the last frame before atrial contraction (onset of the P wave), minus the reduction in LA volume during the same time interval; the difference was integrated and expressed as average flow rate, according to a published formula. The slope of single-beat preload recruitable stroke work (PRSW) quantified LV inotropic state. 3D LV torsion (rotation of the apex minus rotation of the base divided by LV length) was also measurable, both at rest and during stress, in 10 HFpEF patients and 4 controls. There were divergent responses in conduit flow rate, which increased by 40% during exercise in controls (+17.8 \u00b1 37.3 mL\/s) but decreased by 18% in patients with HFpEF (\u22129.6 \u00b1 42.3 mL\/s) (P = 0.046), along with congruent changes (+1.77 \u00b1 1.13\u00b0\/cm vs. \u22121.94 \u00b1 2.73\u00b0\/cm) in apical torsion (P = 0.032). Increments of conduit flow rate and apical torsion during stress correlated with changes in PRSW slope (P = 0.003 and P = 0.006, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In HFpEF, conduit flow rate decreases when diastolic dysfunction develops during exercise, in parallel with changes in LV inotropic state and torsion, contributing to impaired stroke volume reserve. Conduit flow is measurable using 3D-echocardiographic full-volume atrio-ventricular datasets, and as a marker of LV relaxation can contribute to the diagnosis of HFpEF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ehf2.13544","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,10]],"date-time":"2021-08-10T04:30:58Z","timestamp":1628569858000},"page":"4334-4342","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Left Atrial Conduit Flow Rate at Baseline and During Exercise: An Index of Impaired Relaxation in HFpEF Patients"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"8","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8192-412X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paolo N.","family":"Marino","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, Universit\u00e0 del Piemonte Orientale , Novara 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