A routine physical examination does not allow diagnosing systolic or diastolic LV dysfunction in the preclinical phase (stage B ... impaired relaxation 1 (3.6%) 2 (11.1%) 7 (38.9%) 8 (44.4% ...

Objective: Because a pseudonormal pattern of ventricular filling has never been considered in studies that reported a prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) between 20 and 40% ...