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Diastolic dysfunction causes
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Diastolic dysfunction is the mechanical abnormality of the heart to properly relax and fill with blood during diastole. Several medical conditions may cause this to occur; namely cardiovascular conditions, genetic conditions, pulmonary conditions, rheumatologic conditions, and diabetes.
Causes
Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Cardiovascular | Aortic stenosis; Constrictive pericarditis; Effusive-constrictive pericarditis; Hypertrophic heart diseases; Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM); Ischemia; Mitral stenosis; Myocardial infarction and scar; Pericardial effusion; Restrictive cardiomyopathy; Systolic dysfunction |
| Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | Diabetes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | Glycogen storage disease; Hemochromatosis; Amyloidosis |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | Sarcoidosis |
| Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | Hypereosinophilic syndrome; Sarcoidosis |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Amyloidosis
- Aortic stenosis
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Diabetes
- Effusive-constrictive pericarditis
- Glycogen storage disease
- Hemochromatosis
- Hypereosinophilic syndrome
- Hypertrophic heart diseases(for example, as seen in hypertension)
- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
- Infiltrative diseases ( for example, amyloidosis)
- Ischemia
- Mitral stenosis
- Myocardial infarction and scar
- Pericardial effusion
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy
- Sarcoidosis
- Systolic dysfunction
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Assistant Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby