Diabetes mellitus-related cardiomyopathy (DMCMP) was originally described as a dilated
phenotype with eccentric left ventricular (LV) remodelling and systolic LV dysfunction …

Aims A substantial proportion of patients with heart failure have preserved left ventricular
ejection fraction (HF-PEF). Previous studies have reported mixed results whether survival is …

Diastolic heart failure (DHF) currently accounts for more than 50% of all heart failure
patients. DHF is also referred to as heart failure with normal left ventricular (LV) ejection …

Recent cross-sectional, population-based echocardiographic studies show that about half of
all patients with heart failure have preserved left ventricular systolic function (HF-PSF) …

Aim To estimate the prevalence of chronic heart failure (CHF) in mainland Portugal in 1998.
Methods and population A community‐based epidemiological survey involving subjects …

A 78-year-old woman with a history of hypertension is admitted to the hospital with
congestive heart failure. Physical examination reveals a blood pressure of 180/90 mm Hg …

Therapy has improved the survival of heart failure (HF) patients. However, many patients
progress to advanced chronic HF (ACHF). We propose a practical clinical definition and …

Background The diagnosis of diastolic heart failure is generally made in patients who have
the signs and symptoms of heart failure and a normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction …

Primary diastolic failure is typically seen in patients with hypertensive or valvular heart
disease as well as in hypertrophic or restrictive cardiomyopathy but can also occur in a …

Objectives: Our study attempted to validate a Doppler index of diastolic filling (E/E') during
exercise with simultaneously measured left ventricular diastolic pressure (LVDP), investigate …