title: Echo for diastology.
abstract: Diastolic dysfunction ranging from impaired relaxation of the left ventricle to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a common finding in the cardiac surgery population. It is important for the peri-operative echocardiographer to have a developed understanding of the pathophysiology of diastolic dysfunction and the echocardiographic features that determine where on the spectrum of diastolic function and dysfunction a patient lies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2501, USA.
authors.forename: Candice
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morrissey
mesh_terms: D003971:Diastole; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D054144:Heart Failure, Diastolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*