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  • 25 Years
  • 29/01/2025

I've been having some chest pain and got an echo done, and the report mentioned "normal diastolic dysfunction." I'm trying to understand what this means. Should I be worried about it being serious, or is it something normal? I'm a bit anxious about what this report could imply. Could you help clarify this for me?

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Dr. Dr Dr Khaleel Ur Rahim

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