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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Medical Imaging
  • Diagnostic Tools

Background:

  • Diastolic function (DF) grading relies on various echocardiographic algorithms.
  • Established guidelines include the Mayo Clinic scheme (2003) and American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) documents (2009, 2016).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the frequency of patient classification by three echocardiographic diastolic function algorithms.
  • To assess the agreement between these different classification algorithms.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 200 echocardiograms.
  • Diastolic function assessed using Mayo 2003, ASE 2009, and ASE 2016 algorithms.
  • Concordance analyzed using Kappa statistic, considering coexisting conditions like mitral annular calcification.

Main Results:

  • 58.5% of studies were excluded due to coexisting conditions, poor image quality, or incomplete data.
  • Only 40% agreement (Kappa=0.20) between Mayo 2003 and ASE 2016.
  • 43% agreement (Kappa=0.25) between ASE 2009 and ASE 2016.

Conclusions:

  • Current echocardiographic guidelines for diastolic function assessment are unreliable in nearly 50% of patients.
  • Existing guidelines produce discordant results when studies are suitable for analysis.