RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diastolic dysfunction and heart failure: Causes and treatment options
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 727
OP 738
VO 67
IS 10
A1 Garcia, Mario J.
YR 2000
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/10/727.abstract
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.