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

Diastolic heart failure occurs when signs and symptoms of heart failure are present but left
ventricular systolic function is preserved (ie, ejection fraction greater than 45 percent). The …

Diastolic heart failure is defined clinically when signs and symptoms of heart failure are
present in the presence of preserved left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction> …

OBJECTIVE: To review the differences in presentation and clinical manifestation of heart
failure in older and younger patients and to determine if these differences influence the …

Previous studies using pulsed Doppler echocardiography have demonstrated a pattern of
abnormal left ventricular relaxation associated with increasing age. Specifically, aging is …

It is now clear that diastolic heart failure (DHF) is an important, perhaps even dominant form
of heart failure in older Americans. However, our knowledge base regarding the …

Diastolic heart failure, a major cause of morbidity and mortality, is defined as symptoms of
heart failure in a patient with preserved left ventricular function. It is characterized by a stiff …

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association class I recommendations for
treating patients with heart failure (HF) and abnormal left ventricular ejection fraction are …

Numerous reports suggest that about one-third of patients with congestive heart failure do
not have any abnormality of left ventricular systolic function. These patients presumably …

Implications These normal, age-related changes probably lower the threshold for expression
of heart failure with preserved systolic function, particularly in patients who also have one or …