Diastolic dysfunction occurs when the left ventricular ... suspect a pseudonormal pattern. Valsalva distinguishes pseudonormal from normal as well as the e/e’ ratio. Diuresis can frequently ...

—Previous echocardiography studies have suggested that diastolic dysfunction may precede systolic dysfunction and chamber dilation in DMD, which suggests that identifying diastolic indices and ...

Diastolic heart failure is common in the elderly, particularly women. Previous studies on the value of brain natriuretic peptide in diastolic dysfunction have been largely limited to male subjects.

Age-related changes in vascular and cardiac function might also be contributing factors in the higher incidence of diastolic heart failure in the elderly population. The compliance of the aorta ...

Risk for incident stroke and transient ischemic attack, as well as major bleeding, is affected by severity of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. An independent association exists between left ...

Diastolic dysfunction occurs when the left ventricular ... suspect a pseudonormal pattern. Valsalva distinguishes pseudonormal from normal as well as the e/e’ ratio. Diuresis can frequently ...