The role of echocardiography in the assessment of the left ventricle diastolic dysfunction in idiopathic pulmonary hypertension

Background: Pulmonary hypertension (HTP) influences the left ventricle function due to the ventricular interdependence. Aim: We aimed to assess the degree of the diastolic dysfunction in patients with idiopathic HTP correlated with the severity of HTP. Method: We included in the study 22 patients with idiopathic HTP, 13 men and 9 women, aged between 39–81 years old. Patients with left ventricular disorders were excluded. PAPs, PAPm (systolic, respectively mean pulmonary pressure) for HTP evaluation and E/A ratio based on transmitral flow, TRIV (isovolumic relaxation time), TDE (deceleration time of E wave) for t…