Impairment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function as well as systolic function appear very early in the course of heart disease. Recent HF guidelines, therefore, place special emphasis on the ...

Diastolic heart failure is defined clinically when signs and symptoms of heart failure are present in the presence of preserved left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction >45%).

"The synthetic TDI can detect subtle longitudinal changes in heart function long before the ... echocardiograms by 64.3% for detecting left ventricular systolic dysfunction and 69.9% for diastolic ...

Objective: To investigate how patients with heart failure with preserved left ventricular systolic function (LVSF) compare with patients with reduced LVSF. Design: Cohort study. Setting: Urban ...

Symptoms of AF reflect loss of atrial mechanical activity (atrial contraction) and rapid ventricular heart rates ... assessment of left ventricular systolic function and renal function is ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in patients classified as acute, ...

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory condition recognized for elevating cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, even in the absence of overt cardiovascular symptoms.

Assessment of right ventricular ... heart failure, although less is known in acute setting. RV longitudinal strain measurement and RV strain/pulmonary artery systolic pressure ratio add prognostic ...