Heart Failure due to diastolic dysfunction
-Definition / Diagnostic criteria reviewed.
–Classification reviewed:
–Nonpharmacologic & pharmacologic treatments reviewed.
Heart failure due to diastolic dysfunction occurs in the older population.
“The criteria for diastolic heart failure include symptoms and signs consistent with heart failure (including dyspnea), a nondilated left ventricle with a preserved ejection fraction (³50%), and evidence of structural heart disease such as diastolic dysfunction on echocardiography” ABFM
References
Misconceptions and facts about “diastolic” heart failure. Am J Med 2014;127(12):1144-1147. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/articles/24937156/