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Author(s):
Tarun Pandey
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Kedar Jambhekar
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3 years ago
Diastolic dysfunction and diastolic heart failure (DHF) have shown a steady increase in prevalence over the course of the last decade.1 DHF is now regarded as a major public health concern. It shows an increasing trend with age and exceeds the incidence rate of systolic heart failure by the eighth decade of life.2 In fact, it is estimated that approximately 25–30% of individuals 45 years of age…
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Author(s):
Cesare Rusconi
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3 years ago
With the widespread availability of non-invasive bedside assessment of ventricular function by echocardiography in the last two decades the paradigm of heart failure (HF), presumed to be usually due to an impaired left ventricular (LV) systolic function, has been challenged by the finding that about half of patients suffering from HF syndrome exhibit a normal LV ejection fraction (LVEF), and the…
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Author(s):
Bogdan A Popescu
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Carmen C Beladan
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Carmen Ginghina
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3 years ago
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the general population with a prevalence of 1–2% in developed countries, where it accounts for 1–2% of total healthcare resources. Therefore, the economic burden of HF may become unmanageable, indicating the need for cost-effective preventative strategies and treatments.1 It has been acknowledged that about 50% of patients…
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Author(s):
Otto A Smiseth
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Anders Opdahl
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Espen Boe
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et al
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3 years ago
Abstract
Heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HF-PEF), sometimes named diastolic heart failure, is a common condition most frequently seen in the elderly and is associated with arterial hypertension and left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy. Symptoms are attributed to a stiff left ventricle with compensatory elevation of filling pressure and reduced ability to increase…
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Author(s):
Gilles W De Keulenaer
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Dirk L Brutsaert
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3 years ago
Definitions and Historical Considerations – The Misleading Role of Ejection Fraction
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a heterogeneous syndrome with a complex pathophysiology. Although many different definitions for heart failure exist, we prefer the following: “a clinical syndrome characterised by symptoms and signs of increased tissue/organ water and decreased tissue/organ perfusion. Regardless…
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Author(s):
Veli-Pekka Harjola
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3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome characterised by inadequate systemic perfusion to meet the body's metabolic demands as a result of impaired cardiac pump function. It is one of the leading cardiovascular health problems in Europe, and its incidence, particularly in the elderly, continues to increase despite an intensive effort to increase education and delivery of healthcare to affected…
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Author(s):
Lars S Maier
,
Gerd Hasenfuß
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3 years ago
Current Therapeutic Strategies in Stable Angina Pectoris
Current strategies of drug-induced relief of symptoms in patients with coronary heart disease aim to improve the imbalance between oxygen supply to the heart and oxygen demand, which is well known to be relevant for myocardial ischaemia and hence angina pectoris.1 The agents that reduce myocardial oxygen demand are mainly beta-blockers,…
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Author(s):
Florim Cuculi
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Michel Zuber
,
Paul Erne
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3 years ago
The introduction of tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) strain was a great achievement in echocardiography and for the first time allowed true quantification of regional myocardial function. The central problem with this technique was the angle dependence and the unfavourable signal-to-noise ratio, which has been partially overcome with 2D speckle tracking. Figures 1 and 2 demonstrate application of…
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Statin Therapy in Patients with Diastolic Heart Failure - Time for a Large, Randomised Study?
Author(s):
Marek Roik
,
Malgorzata H Starczewska
,
Grzegorz Opolski
Added:
3 years ago
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Author(s):
Desak Ketut Sekar Cempaka Putri
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Andrianto Andrianto
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Makhyan Jibril Al-Farabi
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et al
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1 year ago