Age- and Sex-Related Influences on Left Ventricular Mechanics in Elderly Individuals Free of Prevalent Heart Failure
Author(s) -
ChungLieh Hung,
Alexandra Gonçalves,
Amil M. Shah,
Susan Cheng,
Dalane W. Kitzman,
Scott D. Solomon
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.116.004510
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , cardiology , diastole , heart failure , torsion (gastropod) , population , longitudinal study , ventricular remodeling , isovolumic relaxation time , doppler echocardiography , surgery , pathology , blood pressure , environmental health
Advanced age is related to left ventricular (LV) remodeling. We sought to investigate the relationships between aging, elevated hemodynamic load, cardiac mechanics, and LV remodeling in an elderly community-based population.
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