Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit: Trends and Perspectives

Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit: Trends and Perspectives

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 c...

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Main Authors: Lewis Ari Eisen, Pericles Davlouros, Dimitrios Karakitsos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/964158
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spelling doaj-85420eb11133483fa2a103e1265122992020-11-24T22:06:44ZengHindawi LimitedCritical Care Research and Practice2090-13052090-13132012-01-01201210.1155/2012/964158964158Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit: Trends and PerspectivesLewis Ari Eisen0Pericles Davlouros1Dimitrios Karakitsos2Jay B. Langner Critical Care Service, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USADepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital of Rio, 26504 Patra, GreeceCritical Care Unit, General State Hospital of Athens, 11437 Athens, GreeceHeart 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/964158
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Pericles Davlouros
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Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit: Trends and Perspectives
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Pericles Davlouros
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title Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit: Trends and Perspectives
title_short Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit: Trends and Perspectives
title_full Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit: Trends and Perspectives
title_fullStr Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit: Trends and Perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit: Trends and Perspectives
title_sort left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in the intensive care unit: trends and perspectives
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series Critical Care Research and Practice
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2090-1313
publishDate 2012-01-01
description 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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