LIMITATIONS
This study has limitations that should be considered. First of all, our
study population consists of limited number of patients. Second, our
findings do not represent healthy population, because our study only
studied patients that referred to the cardiology clinic with cardiac
complaints. Third, we performed this study in a lower socio-economic
area that it affects cardiovascular status independently. Finally, due
to lack of facility, we did not perform cardiac magnetic resonance
measurements or measure brain natriuretic peptides that show more proper
information about diastolic dysfunction.