Diastolic cardiac function in connective tissue dysplasia

Abstract

The article analyzes literature data on the diagnostics of diastolic function condition in young patients with signs of connective tissue dysplasia. The problem of diagnostics of pre-clinical left-ventricular diastolic dysfunction was discussed, as well as possible influence of peculiarities of connective-tissue cardiac frame in patients with connective tissue dysplasia on functional condition of auricles and left-ventricular diastolic function.

Keywords

• left-ventricular diastolic function
• left-auricular functional condition
• pre-clinical diastolic dysfunction
• connective tissue dysplasia
• young patients