Physician Variability in Diastology Reporting in Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Single Center
Raj Patel1, Anjali R Desai2, Puja Patel3
1Cardiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, USA.
Abstract:
To help standardize the assessment of diastolic dysfunction in the United States, the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) released criteria for the assessment of diastology in patients with normal and abnormal ejection fraction. As heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in cardiac patients, it is imperative to assess diastology appropriately. Echocardiography is the mainstay in the assessment of diastolic function; with the new ASE guidelines, diagnosis is simplified especially in patients that have preserved baseline ejection fraction. Our study aimed to determine the extent of physician variability in diastology reporting at our medical center after the release of the new ASE criteria.
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