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Acknowledgment The authors thank Dr. Karen Modesto for her contribution to the previous edition of this chapter. Constrictive pericarditis (CP) and restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) are both characterized by impairment of ventricular filling and manifest predominantly as so-called diastolic heart failure.…

Given its considerable diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic implications, the assessment of left ventricular (LV) regional systolic function forms an important part of any echocardiographic examination. Because coronary artery disease (CAD) is by far the commonest cause resulting in regional LV…