Hydraulic force is a novel mechanism of diastolic function that may contribute to decreased diastolic filling in HFpEF and facilitate filling in HFrEF

• It is a previously unrecognized physiological mechanism of the heart that diastolic filling occurs with the help of hydraulics. In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, atrial dilatation may cause the net hydraulic force to work against cardiac filling, thus further augmenting diastolic dysfunction. In contrast, it may work favorably in patients with dilated ventricles, as in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

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