Background Despite recent therapeutic advances, patients with heart failure caused by
dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) still have high morbidity and mortality rates. In this study, we …

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

Objectives. This study was undertaken to evaluate the frequency of restrictive left ventricular
filling pattern in dilated cardiomyopathy, as well as its clinical and hemodynamic correlations …

BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported that the presence of a restrictive filling
pattern (RFP) is associated with poor outcome in patients with heart failure (HF). These …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a major cause of mortality among patients with heart
failure. The aim of the present study was to investigate the independent contribution of …

Aims: A restrictive transmitral filling (RF) pattern predicts increased mortality in heart failure
(HF) with reduced left ventricular (LV) systolic function. We performed a combined …

Objectives: This prospective study tested whether Doppler echocardiographic variables add
incremental value to QRS duration in determining the prognosis of patients with chronic …

Abstract Background: The Doppler echocardiographic restrictive mitral filling pattern (RFP) is
an important prognostic indicator in patients with heart failure (HF), but the interaction …

The primary myocardial disease idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) is not clearly
defined in the literature. The description is both morphologic and etiologic. We examined …

OBJECTIVES: In certain younger patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), Doppler/
echocardiography has identified a “restrictive” pattern of early diastolic ventricular filling …