Kim KJ, Kim HL, Kang DY, et al. - Using invasive catheterization, researchers explored the relationship between aortic pressures and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP). In total, 104 consecutive stable patients (mean age, 65.8 ± 10.0 years; 56% men) undergoing invasive coronary angiography (ICA) have been prospectively assessed. Using a pigtail catheter before ICA, LVEDP and central aortic pressures [systolic blood pressure (aSBP) and diastolic blood pressure (aDBP)] were sequentially measured. The data presented in this work showed a total of 82 patients had obstructive coronary artery disease. Investigators found that the mean LVEDP value was 18.7 ± 6.4 mmHg. In patients undergoing ICA, invasively measured aSBP and aortic pulse pressure were independently linked to invasively measured LVEDP. In this population, this outcome offers further proof of a close interaction between central aortic pressure and LV diastolic function.