Evidence of a Dominant Backward-Propagating “Suction” Wave Responsible for Diastolic Coronary Filling in Humans, Attenuated in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Abstract

Six waves predominantly drive human coronary blood flow. Coronary flow peaks in diastole because of the dominance of a "suction" wave generated by myocardial microcirculatory decompression. This is significantly reduced in LVH.