title: Diastolic dysfunction--a case of trouble relaxing.
abstract: In this issue of the Journal of Insurance Medicine, Dr. Clifford S. Hale reviews a frequent and important condition that we frequently come across during medical underwriting. The term "diastolic dysfunction" is often noted in echocardiography reports and this term gives rise to a lot of uncertainty in terms of how much emphasis we should put on it and how much rating that it should carry.
authors.forename: Chi-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography / Q000592:standards; D054144:Heart Failure, Diastolic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007352:Insurance, Life