Furthermore, because these data were mainly derived from studies performed in otherwise healthy subjects with isolated obesity, the limitations of this evidence must be recognized. Very few data exist ...

The presence of moderate or severe diastolic dysfunction in patients with preserved systolic function independently predicted mortality, a retrospective study determined. After propensity matching to ...

Because life expectancy and the prevalence of risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes are rising globally, heart failure (HF) is growing into a major health problem. Impairment of left ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The ratio of early diastolic transmitral flow velocity to early diastolic mitral annular velocity correlated ...

The diagnosis and treatment of isolated diastolic failure is often a challenge, since the symptoms are so similar to systolic heart failure. It is important to distinguish between diastolic heart ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Omecamtiv mecarbil, a selective cardiac myosin activator, improved diastolic function and ...

Patients with signs and symptoms of heart failure and a normal left ventricular ejection fraction are said to have diastolic heart failure. It has traditionally been thought that the ...

8 Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to Mathew Wilson, Research Centre for Sport and Exercise Performance, School of ...

Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of mortality in patients with DMD. Compared with their healthy counterparts, patients with DMD — including those with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ...

Laboratory of Human Movement (EA3608), Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Lille 2, France Professor Philippe Obert, University of Avignon, Faculty of Sciences, rue Louis Pasteur, Avignon 84000, ...