The reduction of the left ventricular long-axis early diastolic peak velocity (e′) evident by early-middle age occurs in the absence of aging-related slowing of active relaxation

[1] Alam M(1992)Assessment by echocardiogram of left ventricular diastolic function in healthy subjects using the atrioventricular plane displacement Am J Cardiol 69 565-568

[2] Hoglund C(1988)Effects of aging on asynchronous left ventricular regional function and global ventricular filling in normal human subjects J Am Coll Cardiol 11 50-58

[3] Bonow RO(1989)Relaxation and diastole of the heart Physiol Rev 69 1228-1315

[4] Vitale DF(2015)Echocardiographic reference ranges for normal cardiac Doppler data: results from the NORRE Study Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 16 1031-1041

[5] Bacharach SL(2012)Effect of healthy aging on left ventricular relaxation and diastolic suction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 303 H315-H322

[6] Maron BJ(2010)Normative reference values for the tissue Doppler imaging parameters of left ventricular function: a population-based study Eur J Echocardiogr 11 51-56

[7] Green MV(2000)Mechanics of relaxation of the human heart News Physiol Sci 15 78-83

[8] Brutsaert DL(2008)Systolic and diastolic time intervals measured from Doppler tissue imaging: normal values and Z-score tables, and effects of age, heart rate, and body surface area J Am Soc Echocardiogr 21 361-370

[9] Sys SU(2006)Gender and age related differences in left ventricular function and geometry with focus on the long axis Eur J Echocardiogr 7 298-307

[10] Caballero L(2002)Left ventricular remodeling with age in normal men versus women: novel insights using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging Am J Cardiol 90 1231-1236

[1] Alam M(1992)Assessment by echocardiogram of left ventricular diastolic function in healthy subjects using the atrioventricular plane displacement Am J Cardiol 69 565-568

[2] Hoglund C(1988)Effects of aging on asynchronous left ventricular regional function and global ventricular filling in normal human subjects J Am Coll Cardiol 11 50-58

[3] Bonow RO(1989)Relaxation and diastole of the heart Physiol Rev 69 1228-1315

[4] Vitale DF(2015)Echocardiographic reference ranges for normal cardiac Doppler data: results from the NORRE Study Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 16 1031-1041

[5] Bacharach SL(2012)Effect of healthy aging on left ventricular relaxation and diastolic suction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 303 H315-H322

[6] Maron BJ(2010)Normative reference values for the tissue Doppler imaging parameters of left ventricular function: a population-based study Eur J Echocardiogr 11 51-56

[7] Green MV(2000)Mechanics of relaxation of the human heart News Physiol Sci 15 78-83

[8] Brutsaert DL(2008)Systolic and diastolic time intervals measured from Doppler tissue imaging: normal values and Z-score tables, and effects of age, heart rate, and body surface area J Am Soc Echocardiogr 21 361-370

[9] Sys SU(2006)Gender and age related differences in left ventricular function and geometry with focus on the long axis Eur J Echocardiogr 7 298-307

[10] Caballero L(2002)Left ventricular remodeling with age in normal men versus women: novel insights using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging Am J Cardiol 90 1231-1236