Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
Diastolic dysfunction is characterized by increased resistance to ventricular filling, inappropriate upward shift of the diastolic pressure-volume relationship and exercise intolerance. Inappropriate tachycardia, decreased diastolic compliance and impaired systolic relaxation lead to diastolic dysfunction. Optimal therapy will depend on the type and pathophysiologic phase of disease. Doppler echocardiography is a valuable tool to diagnose diastolic dysfunction and therapeutic effects of drugs on diastolic function in different groups of patients. Recently a lot of studies have been going on this subject.
Keywords
Diastolic dysfunction, Doppler echocardiography
First Page
501
Last Page
506
Recommended Citation
YALÇIN, FATİH and THOMAS, JAMES (1999) "Diastolic Dysfunction: Pathogenesis, Therapy andthe Importance of Doppler Echocardiography," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 29: No. 5, Article 1. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol29/iss5/1
