The importance of recognizing symptomatic heart failure with preserved left ventricular (LV)
systolic function has only recently been apprecated. To determine its frequency and identify …

It has not been determined previously whether patients with severe chronic congestive heart
failure differ in demographic characteristics with respect to left ventricular systolic …

Clinical congestive heart failure (CHF) is traditionally associated wtih significant left
ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. Over a 1-year period, 58 patients with CHF and intact …

PURPOSE: To determine whether clinical parameters alone can differentiate normal versus
decreased systolic left ventricular function in patients with heart failure. SUBJECTS AND …

Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the sensitivity, speciticty and utility of the
cardiovascular examination in predicting cardiac hemodynamics in patients with advanced …

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is typically associated with impaired left ventricular (LV)
systolic performance. Few reports exist describing the long-term outcome in patients with …

Objectives: To determine whether patients with suspected heart failure but preserved
systolic function, as determined by conventional echocardiographic measures (often said to …

The clinical characteristics and long-term survival of 284 patients from the Coronary Artery
Surgery Study (CASS) registry data base who had moderate to severe congestive heart …

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) among
individuals at risk for heart failure (HF) and the feasibility of screening have not been clearly …

Background The diagnosis of diastolic heart failure is generally made in patients who have
the signs and symptoms of heart failure and a normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction …