Contribution of Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction to Pulmonary Hypertension Complicating Chronic Systolic Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Wayne L. Miller,
Douglas W. Mahoney,
Héctor I. Michelena,
Sorin V. Pislaru,
Yan Topilsky,
Maurice EnriquezSarano
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.06.017
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , pulmonary hypertension , odds ratio , diastole , ejection fraction , doppler echocardiography , heart failure , pulmonary artery , mitral valve , blood pressure
The aim of the study is to clarify the clinical role of Doppler-echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) as determinants of pulmonary hypertension in patients experiencing left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) with and without the presence of functional mitral valve regurgitation (FMR).
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