Abstract
In patients with heart failure (HF) with impaired left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF; systolic HF), a restrictive filling pattern (RFP) is associated with a worse outcome than less severe forms of LV diastolic dysfunction [ [1] Xie G.Y. Berk M.R. Smith M.D. Gurley J.C. DeMaria A.N. Prognostic value of Doppler transmitral flow patterns in patients with congestive heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1994; 24: 132-139 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (407) Google Scholar ]. However, data on the temporal changes in LV diastolic function in patients with systolic HF and RFP are minimal. The aim of the present study was to assess serial changes in LV diastolic function and its determinants in a contemporary population of patients with systolic HF and RFP.
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