Table 1 shows clinical characteristics of subjects separated into the following three groups on the basis of left ventricular diastolic function: normal, impaired relaxation, or a pseudonormalized ...

LV diastolic dysfunction is a common complication of both HF and CAD. It occurs early in the ischemic cascade, preceding detectable systolic function changes. It is assessed easily by echocardiography ...

A follow-up of participants in a heart function study finds that the prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (left ventricular filling [with blood] is abnormal and is accompanied by ...

Markers of inflammation have previously been related to left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (LVH) in uremic and hypertensive patients. The present study investigated inflammatory markers in relation to ...

Difficulties in the heart's ability to fill with blood are common causes of heart failure -- and appear to be as significant in placing a heart patient at risk of death as are deficiencies in the ...

Nocturnal hypertension is an important predictor of the progression of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with diabetes without HF. An important predictor for the progression of left ...

Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of mortality in patients with DMD. Compared with their healthy counterparts, patients with DMD — including those with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ...

Diastolic dysfunction is a heart condition that affects the organ’s capacity to fill with an adequate amount of blood during diastole. Diastole is the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart relaxes ...

The presence of moderate or severe diastolic dysfunction in patients with preserved systolic function independently predicted mortality, a retrospective study determined. After propensity matching to ...