[Echocardiographic methods for assessment of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction--state of the art].
The assessment of left ventricle diastolic function is an important part of echocardiographic examination and consists of analysis of mitral inflow, pulmonary vein flow, as well as mitral inflow propagation velocity and diastolic velocities of mitral annulus movement. Diastolic dysfunction is a common cause of heart failure, especially in elderly patients. In this article, various methods of left ventricle diastolic function assessment were presented with reference to current guidelines of diagnosis of diastolic dysfunction and heart failure.
Agata
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Krzesiak-Łodyga
Andrzej
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Cwetsch
D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003971:Diastole; D004452:Echocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology