Age and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) are major determinants of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction 1 and impaired autonomic activity assessed both at ...

Severe hypothyroidism is associated with a high burden of systolic/diastolic ventricular dysfunction and myocardial deformation abnormalities.

The natural history of subclinical systolic and diastolic LV dysfunction in the general population is currently unknown. Serial imaging studies are required to clarify the progression of LV changes ...

Because life expectancy and the prevalence of risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes are rising globally, heart failure (HF) is growing into a major health problem. Impairment of left ...

Evaluation of NT-proBNP in patients may lead to early exclusion of Left Ventricular dysfunction, according to a new study. The value and cost-effectiveness of screening for left ventricular (LV) ...

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 ...

Correspondence to: Dr Meyer Swiss Health Observatory & University of Bern, Espace de l’Europe, 2010 Neuchatel, Switzerland; meyer.katharina{at}bluewin.ch Aqua therapy for patients with chronic heart ...

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 ...

Background: Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are sometimes used by power athletes to improve performance by increasing muscle mass and strength. Recent bioptical data have shown that in athletes ...

Impact of Age and Primary Disease Site on Outcome in Women With Low-Grade Serous Carcinoma of the Ovary or Peritoneum: Results of a Large Single-Institution Registry of a Rare Tumor LVSD was frequent ...