{"id":7923,"date":"2025-07-14T17:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=7923"},"modified":"2025-07-14T17:47:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:47:01","slug":"updated-ase-guidelines-on-echocardiographic-evaluation-of-lv-diastolic-function-and-hfpef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/updated-ase-guidelines-on-echocardiographic-evaluation-of-lv-diastolic-function-and-hfpef\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated ASE Guidelines on Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function and HFpEF"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Updated ASE Guidelines on Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function and HFpEF<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Source: American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)<\/div>\n<div>Published: July 2025<\/div>\n<div>Reference: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, July 2025 Issue<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Key Summary Points<\/div>\n<div><span> 1. Purpose of the Update:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 The ASE released a new guideline titled:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u201cRecommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography and for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Diagnosis.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 This guideline replaces the 2016 ASE\/EACVI recommendations and provides enhanced diagnostic algorithms for evaluating LV diastolic function and HFpEF.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 2. Clinical Relevance:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Diastolic dysfunction is a critical component in patients presenting with dyspnea or suspected heart failure.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Accurate echocardiographic assessment enables earlier and more precise HFpEF diagnosis, reducing reliance on invasive hemodynamic assessment.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 3. Key Updates:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 New Parameters: Incorporates advanced variables such as left atrial (LA) strain, LA volume, and their association with LV filling pressures.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Population-Based Recommendations:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Separate guidance for:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 General population<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Special subgroups (e.g., atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, transplant patients)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 AI and Imaging Innovations:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Includes recommendations on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in echocardiographic interpretation.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Offers new non-invasive algorithms for estimating LA pressure and grading diastolic dysfunction.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Prognostic Utility: Cites data from epidemiological studies showing predictive value of diastolic echo markers for incident heart failure.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 4. Impact on Practice:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Aims to:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Improve diagnostic accuracy<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Enable earlier HFpEF detection<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 5. Expert Quote:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Dr. Sherif F. Nagueh, chair of the writing group:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe updated guidelines will help physicians caring for patients with heart failure reach a timely diagnosis and decrease the need for cardiac catheterization to determine pressures in the left heart.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Access:<\/div>\n<div>Full document available at: www.ASEcho.org\/Guidelines:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asecho.org\/guideline\/left-ventricular-diastolic-function-by-echo\/\">https:\/\/www.asecho.org\/guideline\/left-ventricular-diastolic-function-by-echo\/<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated ASE Guidelines on Echocardiographic Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function and HFpEF Source: American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Published: July 2025 Reference: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, July 2025 Issue Key Summary Points 1. Purpose of the Update: \u2022 The ASE released a new guideline titled: \u201cRecommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7924,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7923\/revisions\/7924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}