Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in ischemic heart disease.

Background: the most common underlying cause of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is myocardial ischemia. Diastolic dysfunction has been reported in up to 90% of patients with coronary artery disease.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Affan E. Hassan, Hanan L. Sudek, Taghrid H. Abd-alwahab, Najeeb H. Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine University of Baghdad 2012-01-01
Series:مجلة كلية الطب
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Online Access:http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/816
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Summary:Background: the most common underlying cause of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is myocardial ischemia. Diastolic dysfunction has been reported in up to 90% of patients with coronary artery disease.
ISSN:0041-9419
2410-8057