Echocardiographic Evaluation of Diastolic Function Is of Limited Value in the Diagnosis and Management of HFpEF

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
² Department of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Hospital, Loma Linda, California. Electronic address: Dabramov@llu.edu.

Review

Gaurang Nandkishor Vaidya et al. J Card Fail. 2018 Jun.

. 2018 Jun;24(6):392-396.

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.02.008. Epub 2018 Mar 1.

¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
² Department of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Hospital, Loma Linda, California. Electronic address: Dabramov@llu.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: Diastolic failure; diastolic assessment; echocardiography; heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Comment in

The Controversy Continues: What is the Role of Diastolic Function by Echo-Doppler in Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction?
Gorcsan J 3rd. Gorcsan J 3rd. J Card Fail. 2018 Jun;24(6):404-406. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.05.002. Epub 2018 May 7. J Card Fail. 2018. PMID: 29746913 No abstract available.