Effort Echocardiography in Evaluation of Diastolic Function and HFpEF
Published: 2022-01-31
Page: 85-93
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 1]
Amine Kherraf *
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ibn Rochd, 1, Rue Des Hôpitaux, Casablanca, Morocco.
Maha Bouziane
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ibn Rochd, 1, Rue Des Hôpitaux, Casablanca, Morocco.
Safia Ouarrak
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ibn Rochd, 1, Rue Des Hôpitaux, Casablanca, Morocco.
Meryem Haboub
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ibn Rochd, 1, Rue Des Hôpitaux, Casablanca, Morocco.
Ghali Bennouna
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ibn Rochd, 1, Rue Des Hôpitaux, Casablanca, Morocco.
Leila Azzouzi
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ibn Rochd, 1, Rue Des Hôpitaux, Casablanca, Morocco.
Rachida Habbal
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ibn Rochd, 1, Rue Des Hôpitaux, Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The diastolic function is defined as the filling of the heart during diastole. Diastolic dysfunction in patients with normal fraction ejection (FE) or HFpFE is defined by echocardiographic criteria according to the European Society of Cardiology guidelines. Elderly patients, with multiple comorbidities, make the diagnosis difficult and involve the exclusion of other causes that may explain the symptoms of the patients, in particular anemia, sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, dynamic MI, metabolic syndrome and obesity. The prevalence of HFpEF is increasing, leading to the performance of stress diastolic function to detect asymptomatic patients at rest.
We summarize in this mini review the important ESC guidelines and criteria for the echocardiographic evaluation of the diastolic dysfunction in patients with HFpFE.
Keywords: Diastolic function, comorbidities, metabolic syndrome, asymptomatic patients