Myocardial Structure and Function Differ in Systolic and Diastolic Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Loek van Heerebeek,
Attila Borbély,
Hans W.M. Niessen,
Jean G.F. Bronzwaer,
Jolanda van der Velden,
Ger J.M. Stienen,
Wolfgang A. Linke,
Gerrit J. Laarman,
Walter J. Paulus
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.587519
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , heart failure , diastolic heart failure , diastole , coronary artery disease , hypertensive heart disease , blood pressure
To support the clinical distinction between systolic heart failure (SHF) and diastolic heart failure (DHF), left ventricular (LV) myocardial structure and function were compared in LV endomyocardial biopsy samples of patients with systolic and diastolic heart failure.
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