Pulmonary hypertension secondary to degenerative mitral valve disease has been
recognized clinically for many years in veterinary medicine, and clinical diagnosis of this …

The Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology has published a
previous position paper and various guidelines over the past decade recognizing the value …

Background—Patients with systolic heart failure (HF) who develop secondary pulmonary
hypertension (PH) have reduced exercise capacity and increased mortality compared with …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine whether central sleep apnea (CSA)
contributes to mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). Background: Cheyne-Stokes …

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (DD) is recognized as an important contributor to
diastolic heart failure and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The …

Objectives: This study sought to examine the ability of left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal
strain (GLS) to assess disease severity in patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HF) …

BACKGROUND: Right ventricular (RV) failure after left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
implantation is associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. We sought to …

Recent reports have demonstrated the adverse effects of venous congestion on renal
function (RF) and challenged the assumption that worsening RF is driven by decreased …

Aim The importance of right ventricle (RV) dysfunction in AL amyloidosis has been
underestimated. This study was designed to comprehensively evaluate RV function and its …

Aims To determine the prevalence of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in patients with
preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) heart failure (HF) and to compare RV …