TY - JOUR
T1 - Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in the intensive care unit
T2 - Trends and perspectives
AU - Eisen, Lewis Ari
AU - Davlouros, Pericles
AU - Karakitsos, Dimitrios
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Heart failure with a normal or nearly normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (HFNEF) may represent more than 50% of heart failure cases. Although HFNEF is being increasingly recognized, there is a relative lack of information regarding its incidence and prognostic implications in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. In the ICU, many factors related to patient's history, or applied therapies, may induce or aggravate LV diastolic dysfunction. This may impact on patients' morbidity and mortality. This paper discusses methods for assessing LV diastolic function and the feasibility of their implementation for diagnosing HFNEF in the ICU.
AB - Heart failure with a normal or nearly normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (HFNEF) may represent more than 50% of heart failure cases. Although HFNEF is being increasingly recognized, there is a relative lack of information regarding its incidence and prognostic implications in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. In the ICU, many factors related to patient's history, or applied therapies, may induce or aggravate LV diastolic dysfunction. This may impact on patients' morbidity and mortality. This paper discusses methods for assessing LV diastolic function and the feasibility of their implementation for diagnosing HFNEF in the ICU.
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U2 - 10.1155/2012/964158
DO - 10.1155/2012/964158
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22666570
AN - SCOPUS:84866065782
SN - 2090-1305
VL - 2012
JO - Critical Care Research and Practice
JF - Critical Care Research and Practice
M1 - 964158
ER -