Hypertension remains a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The
measurement of blood pressure continues to have pitfalls related to both physiological …

Echocardiography is one of the most commonly performed noninvasive diagnostic tests in
patients with known or suspected cardiovascular diseases. Echocardiography provides …

Importance Prevention strategies for heart failure are needed. Objective To determine the
efficacy of a screening program using brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and collaborative …

Background—With aging, left ventricular filling tends to decrease in early diastole, reducing
the mitral ratio of peak early to late diastolic filling velocity (E/A). However, the prognostic …

Hypertension constitutes a major risk factor for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(HFpEF). HFpEF is a prevalent clinical syndrome with increased cardiovascular morbidity …

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is the most common myocardial structural abnormality
associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). LVH is driven by …

Background Diastolic dysfunction might represent an important pathophysiological
intermediate between hypertension and heart failure. Our aim was to determine whether …

Background—Cross-sectional studies suggest that left ventricular (LV) and arterial elastance
(stiffness) increase with age, but data examining longitudinal changes within human …

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) was one of the earliest studied echocardiographic
characteristics of the left ventricle. As the myriad of measurable metrics has multiplied over …

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent risk factor and predictor of
cardiovascular (CV) events and all-cause mortality. Patients with LVH are at increased risk …