Decreased left ventricular diastolic function is not necessarily heart failure, only when the left ventricular diastolic function is significantly reduced, exceeding the heart’s compensatory capacity, and clinical symptoms are known as heart failure.
Heart failure refers to the failure of the pumping function of the heart, often manifested as double lower extremity edema, dyspnea, chest tightness and fatigue. In normal people, the systolic or diastolic function of the ventricles decreases with age. If the patient has age-inappropriate left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, and beyond the compensatory range of the heart, the patient should be suspected of heart failure when clinical symptoms occur.
Generally, age-related LV diastolic dysfunction does not require special treatment, but if the patient suffers from hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease and other underlying diseases, it is necessary to take targeted therapeutic measures to address the primary disease.