Hi, this post is interesting to me because I recently had an echo as part of a cardiac screening and found out I have Grade 1 diastolic dysfunction. The cardiologist felt it wasn't significant to the cardiac screening and was more concerned with the calcium score. My calcium score was zero. The cardiologist is not in my regular medical group and was only used for the cardiac screening in the effort to save time as the cardiology practice near my home only had appointments 3-4 months out. I would not go back to this practice as it's too far from my home.

I was concerned to hear about having diastolic dysfunction as I've never had hypertension or any cardiac issues and I'm not overweight or diabetic. I'm concerned about what caused it. I'm currently getting a workup for a blood disorder. I want to address the reason for the dysfunction if possible so it doesn't progress. "Aging" is not a good enough reason for me. I've been in excellent health.

My question is, does diastolic dysfunction alone warrant seeing a cardiologist on a regular basis if we have no symptoms? I currently have mild fatigue but that is all.