Diastolic Dysfunction Appears to Worsen Over Time; Associated With Increased Risk of Developing Heart Failure
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August 24, 2011 (JAMA) — A follow-up of participants in a heart function study finds that the prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (left ventricular filling [with blood] is abnormal and is accompanied by elevated filling pressures) had increased; that diastolic function had worsened in a nearly a quarter of patients; and that participants who had diastolic dysfunction were more likely to develop heart failure, according to a study in the August 24/31 issue of JAMA.
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