Recently, while preparing an updated presentation to the Saint Louis University cardiology fellows on "diastolic dysfunction," the Skeptical Cardiologist came across a document entitled "What Does ...

Hypertension is a major cause of diastolic dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, with a significant contribution to cardiovascular and overall mortality. 1 Hypertension also ...

Diastolic dysfunction increasingly is recognized as an important cause of congestive heart failure (CHF). In this study, Mayo Clinic researchers surveyed a random sample of 2042 adults (age, 45 or ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. January 21, 2009 (Rochester, Minnesota) — Diastolic dysfunction is independently and strongly related to reduced exercise capacity, a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Long-term survivors of pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer are more likely to have diastolic dysfunction, ...

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Objective The left atrial stiffness index (LASI) has been proven to be a promising marker for assessing left atrial (LA) and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diastolic dysfunction is an independent risk factor for increased mortality risk among patients with systemic ...

Pulmonary Circulation, Vol. 5, No. 3 (September 2015), pp. 521-526 (6 pages) AbstractPrevious studies have suggested that pulmonary hypertension (PH) in severe aortic stenosis (AS) is a risk factor ...