Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is prevalent in the community. Current assessment
of diastolic function can be complex, involving Doppler evaluation of an array of …

Background—Excessive diastolic left ventricular stiffness is an important contributor to heart
failure in patients with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is presumed to increase stiffness through …

Background—This study was designed to investigate whether myocardial collagen content
is related to myocardial stiffness in patients with essential hypertension. Methods and …

OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) on left ventricular
(LV) filling pattern in normotensive (NT) and hypertensive (HTN) individuals …

Objectives: We conducted a prospective multicenter registry in a large metropolitan area to
define the clinical characteristics, hospital course, treatment, and factors precipitating …

Objective: To evaluate whether or not “uncomplicated” obesity (without associated
comorbidities) is really associated with cardiac abnormalities. Research Methods and …

Background: Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and impaired diastolic function may occur
early in systemic hypertension, but longitudinal studies are missing. Methods: We performed …

A maior parte da adversidade atribuída à obesidade é dada pelo risco cardiovascular/
coronariano imputado à mesma, particularmente presente nos obesos com distribuição …

Author WJ PAULUS, DL BRUTSAERT, Thierry Gillebert (UGent), FE RADEMAKERS, U
STANISLAS, AF LEITE-MOREIRA, OM HESS, ZH JIANG, P KAUFMANN, L MANDINOV, C …

In experimental diabetes, diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle has been associated with
collagen-linked glycation. To determine whether less severe hyperglycemia may have …