[Doppler echocardiographic assessment of diastolic function of left ventricle]. / Doplerehokardiografska procjena dijastolicke funkcije lijeve klijetke.
Lijec Vjesn
; 128(5-6): 153-61, 2006.
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em Hr
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| ID: mdl-16910416
ABSTRACT
Approximately half of the patients with overt congestive heart failure (CHF) have diastolic dysfunction without reduced ejection fraction (LVEF>50%). Diastolic dysfunction is an abnormality in left ventricular myocardial relaxation and/or compliance that alters the ease with which blood is accepted into the left ventricle during diastole. Elevated pressures in the left atrium are compensatory, ensuring adequate filling. All patients with systolic dysfunction have concomitant diastolic dysfunction. Indeed, in patients with CHF and reduced systolic function the level of diastolic dysfunction influences the severity of symptoms. It is now clear that hypertension, coronary artery disease and other diseases and conditions commonly produce diastolic dysfunction in the absence of significant systolic dysfunction. Accurate noninvasive Doppler-echocardiographic assessment of the presence and severity of diastolic impairment is crucial to the broad application and understanding of this common condition. This review discusses the clinical impact of classic and recent echocardiographic contributions to the field of diastology.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ecocardiografia Doppler
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Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Hr
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Article