PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Garcia, Mario J.
TI  - Diastolic dysfunction and heart failure: Causes and treatment options
DP  - 2000 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 727--738
VI  - 67
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/10/727.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/10/727.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2000 Oct 01; 67
AB  - Diastolic dysfunction is the underlying problem in one third of patients with heart failure, but it is still not well understood. Carefully excluding other causes of heart failure arid recognizing indicators of diastolic dysfunction on invasive and noninvasive tests are important in establishing the diagnosis and in guiding therapy.