'''Diastolic failure ''': Impaired ventricular filling with normal systolic function. Examples include [[Cardiac Tamponade|cardiac tamponade]] in [[Pericardial Effusion]], [[Pericarditis, Constrictive| Constrictive Pericarditis]] and [[Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy|Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy]] or [[Restrictive Cardiomyopathy|Restrictive Cardiomyopathy]] | '''Diastolic failure ''': Impaired ventricular filling with normal systolic function. Examples include [[Cardiac Tamponade|cardiac tamponade]] in [[Pericardial Effusion]], [[Pericarditis, Constrictive| Constrictive Pericarditis]] and [[Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy|Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy]] or [[Restrictive Cardiomyopathy|Restrictive Cardiomyopathy]] |