Impact of progression of diastolic dysfunction on mortality in patients with normal ejection fraction.

Abstract

In patients with normal baseline left ventricular ejection fraction, worsening of diastolic function is an independent predictor of mortality.

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Subjects

• Age Factors
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Cause of Death
• Disease Progression
• Follow-Up Studies
• Heart Failure, Diastolic
• Humans
• Hypertension
• Kaplan-Meier Estimate
• Middle Aged
• Mortality
• Prognosis
• Proportional Hazards Models
• Retrospective Studies
• Risk
• Stroke Volume

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Authors

• Wael Aljaroudi
• M Chadi Alraies
• Carmel Halley
• Leonardo Rodriguez
• Richard A Grimm
• James D Thomas
• Wael A Jaber

Publication date

2012-02-14

Journal

Journal topics

• Blood Circulation
• Cardiovascular System

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Circulation

Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart and Vascular Institute, Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, 9500 Euclid Ave/J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. aljarow [at] ccf.org

Release reference

Circulation. 2012 Feb;125(6):782-8

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