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Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Diastolic Dysfunction ... Grading - Echocardiography ... Mild Decrease in LV ... diastology #Diastolic #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Echocardiography
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Grade diastolic ... for increased LV ... #Echocardiography ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Grading
ASE Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function
 - Myocardial Function and LV Filling
 - Criteria for
ASE Echocardiographic ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... According to Diastolic Dysfunction ... Grade #LV #Diastolic ... cardiology #diagnosis #echocardiography
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function ... Grading - Schematic ... moderate diastolic dysfunction ... filling (impaired LV ... #Grades #Criteria
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
Right heart dysfunction ... mechanisms and management ... representation of echocardiographic ... right ventricular dysfunction ... , left atrium; LV
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Reduced Ejection Fraction ... may lack lung rales ... Transthoracic echocardiography ... identifies systolic dysfunction ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Functional status ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... or LV dysfunction ... medical and surgical management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
include Crackles/Rales ... hemodynamics and cardiac function ... may benefit from LV ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology