Echocardiographic data and incidence of LVDD
Table 2 reports the CCE data in study population. These data are grouped according to LV size, systolic and diastolic function, along with data on RV size and systolic function, inferior vena cava size (IVC) and pericardium. According to the ASE/EACVI 2016 guidelines20, 12 patients had LVDD (46%). When performing the grading, we found one patient with LVDD grade I, four patients with grade II and seven with indeterminate grade (could be I or II).
Diagnosis of LVDD according to the simplified Lanspa criteria30 was made in 21 patients (81%). Of note, over half of these patients diagnosed with LVDD according had grade III dysfunction (n=11/21), followed by grade II (n=7) and grade I (n=3).
Differences in LVDD diagnosis and in grading according to the ASE/EACVI 201620 and the simplified Lanspa criteria30 are shown in an alluvial plot (Figure 1).