Considering the increasing emphasis placed on primary prevention of cardiovascular
disease, the development of noninvasive techniques to identify high-risk patients and to …

Objectives. This study was designed to evaluate the relative prognostic significance of
restrictive left ventricular (LV) filling after acute myocardial infarction. Background. Data …

Objectives. We sought to assess the prognostic implications of the evolution of restrictive left
ventricular filling pattern (RFP) in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Background. Previous …

Background The prognostic value of heart failure symptoms on postoperative outcome is
well acknowledged in perioperative guidelines. The prognostic value of asymptomatic left …

Several studies have shown that depression is an important predictor of morbidity and
mortality in patients with ischaemic heart failure. We have investigated whether clinically …

We wished to determine if obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased left
ventricular mass (LVM) and impaired left ventricular diastolic function (LVDF) independently …

Background Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is common in patients with systolic heart
failure andthe restrictive type of filling pattern appears to be associated with increased …

OBJECTIVES This prospective study tested whether transmitral flow patterns add
incremental value to peak oxygen consumption (V̇;-4uo2) in determining the prognosis of …

Aims Diastolic dysfunction (DD) was identified as a predictor of adverse prognosis in heart
failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF). It is, however, unknown if DD is improved by …

OBJECTIVES To determine the ability of the ratio of peak E-wave velocity to flow
propagation velocity (E/Vp) measured with color M-mode Doppler echocardiography to …