The assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function should be an integral part of a routine examination of hypertensive patient; indeed when LV diastolic function is impaired, it is possible to have heart failure even with preserved LV ejection fraction. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) occurs frequently and is associated to heart disease. Doppler echocardiography is the best tool for early LVDD diagnosis. Hypertension affects LV relaxation and when left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) occurs, it decreases compliance too, so it is important to calculate Doppler echocardiography parameters, for diastolic function evaluation, in all hypertensive patients. The purpose of our review was to discuss about the strong relationship between LVDD and hypertension, and their relationship with LV systolic function. Furthermore, we aimed to assess the relationship between the arterial stiffness and LV structure and function in hypertensive patients.

Left ventricular diastolic function in hypertension: methodological considerations and clinical implications / Palmiero, Pasquale; Zito, Annapaola; Maiello, Maria; Cameli, Matteo; Modesti, Pietro Amedeo; Muiesan, Maria Lorenza; Novo, Salvatore; Saba, Pier Sergio; Scicchitano, Pietro; Pedrinelli, Roberto; Ciccone, Marco Matteo. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH. - ISSN 1918-3003. - STAMPA. - 7:(2015), pp. 137-144. [10.14740/jocmr2050w]

Left ventricular diastolic function in hypertension: methodological considerations and clinical implications

MODESTI, PIETRO AMEDEO;
2015

Abstract

The assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function should be an integral part of a routine examination of hypertensive patient; indeed when LV diastolic function is impaired, it is possible to have heart failure even with preserved LV ejection fraction. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) occurs frequently and is associated to heart disease. Doppler echocardiography is the best tool for early LVDD diagnosis. Hypertension affects LV relaxation and when left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) occurs, it decreases compliance too, so it is important to calculate Doppler echocardiography parameters, for diastolic function evaluation, in all hypertensive patients. The purpose of our review was to discuss about the strong relationship between LVDD and hypertension, and their relationship with LV systolic function. Furthermore, we aimed to assess the relationship between the arterial stiffness and LV structure and function in hypertensive patients.
2015
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137
144
Palmiero, Pasquale; Zito, Annapaola; Maiello, Maria; Cameli, Matteo; Modesti, Pietro Amedeo; Muiesan, Maria Lorenza; Novo, Salvatore; Saba, Pier Sergi...espandi
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