Purpose: To review the cause, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of cardiogenic
shock. Data Sources: A MEDLINE search of the English-language reports published …

Diabetes mellitus is associated with an excessive cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Although one frequently associates cardiac dysfunction with enhanced coronary …

Invasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing was performed in 7 patients who presented with
congestive heart failure, normal left ventricular ejection fraction and no significant coronary …

The Tecumseh project investigates the evolution of hypertension in a healthy population. Of
946 subjects aged 18 through 38 years, 124 had clinic blood pressure readings higher than …

The IMPORTANCE of left ventricular (LV) systolic performance has traditionally been
emphasized in cardiac evaluation, whereas LV diastolic performance has only recently …

Objective: To assess cardiac flow parameters in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
(PCOS). Design: A prospective case-control study. Setting: University-based hospital …

The DEVELOPMENT of high resolution ultrasonic imaging and pulsed-Doppler
ultrasonography has made possible the routine noninvasive measurement of transmitral …

Left ventricular (LV) diastolic filling pattern of obese subjects with eccentric LV hypertrophy
was studied. Findings were compared with those of normal control subjects and …

OBJECTIVE: To review the incidence, pathophysiology, significance, diagnosis, and
treatment of heart failure with normal systolic function in older patients DATA SOURCE …

The assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function should be an integral part of a
routine examination of hypertensive patient; indeed when LV diastolic function is impaired, it …