Why the study?
Does Doppler echocardiography accurately differentiate pathological left ventricular diastolic dysfunction from normal aging in the elderly?
Population
141 subjects, including 85 patients and 56 healthy volunteers.
Comparison
Doppler echocardiography vs Healthy volunteers (normal aging)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Doppler assessment of diastolic dysfunction may be unreliable in advanced age due to overlap with normal aging; leaves open validation of alternative markers in longitudinal cohorts.
Does Doppler echocardiography accurately differentiate pathological left ventricular diastolic dysfunction from normal aging in the elderly?
Doppler echocardiography is not reliable for diagnosing left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients over 65 due to significant age-related changes that overlap with pathological findings.
Zuccalà et al. (1995) studied this question.
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