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Could diastolic heart failure be the cause of my heart pain, tachycardia and breathlessness upon standing and walking around? my neurologist said that my heart contraction phase is more pronounced than my relaxation phase, after having a tilt table test.
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Diastolic dysfunctio: Those symptoms are commonly seen with diastolic dysfunction/diastolic heart failure.
Answered 11/23/2014
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It's possible: Diastolic dysfunction is when the heart does not relax as well as it should and thus it doesn't fill with as much blood, and subsequently doesn't pump as much out on the next systole, and this perpetuates, particularly at a fast heart rate. I don't think it can be discerned on a tilt table, but an echo can see it. It can cause your symptoms.
Answered 2/18/2016
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