title: Simplified vs comprehensive echocardiographic grading of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in primary care.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: pcballo@tin.it.
authors.forename: Piercarlo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ballo
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Service CMSR Veneto Medica, Altavilla Vicentina, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nistri
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Donato
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University, Sweden; Heart Centre, Umea, Sweden.
authors.forename: Michael Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Henein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Diastole; Echocardiography; Primary care