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Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Grade 1 (Impaired Relaxation ... 8 • Impaired Relaxation ... Decrease in LV Muscle Relaxation ... Decrease in LV Muscle Relaxation ... grades #diagnosis #cardiology
Cardiac Cycle - Pathophysiology
 - Atrial Contraction
 - Isovolumetric Contraction
 - Rapid Ventricular Ejection
 - Slow
Isovolumetric Relaxation ... Pathophysiology #cardiology
ASE Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function
 - Myocardial Function and LV Filling
 - Criteria for
Dysfunction - Relation ... Pressures - LV Relaxation ... Function #diastology #cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
to right atrial relaxation ... subsequent atrial relaxation ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
I: impaired relaxation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
smooth muscle relaxation ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
IVRT, isovolumic relaxation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
incorporating relaxation ... #Pathophys #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
with dilation in relation ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
techniques are shown in relation ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac