{"id":1498,"date":"2022-12-26T09:46:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T09:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carreras-medical-center\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2023-01-12T10:04:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T10:04:23","slug":"diastolic-heart-failure-symptoms-and-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carreras-medical-center\/diastolic-heart-failure-symptoms-and-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Diastolic Heart Failure – Symptoms and Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

HFpEF, also known as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction or diastolic heart failure, is a form of heart failure in which the left ventricle or the heart\u2019s main pumping chamber becomes unable to fill as it should and becomes stiff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Diastolic dysfunction represents one of the two distinct kinds of heart failures on the left side. The other one is referred to as systolic heart failure, where the patient\u2019s left ventricle faces reduced pumping strength.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, <\/span>Dr. Ivan Carreras, MD<\/span><\/a>, and his professional medical team discuss the characteristics of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, together with treatment and management options for patients.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The Role of The Left Heart Ventricle\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

As you may know, the human heart has four different chambers. Two of them are located on the heart\u2019s top and are called the left and right atriums. Also, two chambers can be found on the heart\u2019s lower part. These are the left and right heart ventricles. The latter is responsible for pumping blood only to the lungs, while the left heart ventricle pumps blood to the rest of the body. Needless to say, the left ventricle is the thickest heart chamber.<\/span><\/p>\n

Systolic vs. Diastolic Dysnfiction\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

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These essentially refer to two different numbers on blood pressure readings. Every time the heart squeezes, the organ pumps blood to the circulatory system, a complex network of blood vessels. The pressure or force of that squeeze is what experts call systolic blood pressure. And when the heart rests in between two contractions, you have diastolic blood pressure, which is the pressure in the arteries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Simply put, this is why blood pressure readings have two numbers, with the bottom number being the diastolic pressure and the top number being the systolic blood pressure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Effects of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction on the Body<\/b><\/h2>\n

When a patient is diagnosed with diastolic dysfunction, this means that their heart:<\/span><\/p>\n