• Ann Card Anaesth · Oct 2016

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    Echo for diastology.

    • Candice Morrissey.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2501, USA.
    • Ann Card Anaesth. 2016 Oct 1; 19 (Supplement): S12-S18.

    AbstractDiastolic 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.

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