Diastolic dysfunction appears to worsen over time; associated with increased risk of heart failure
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
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 new study.