Echocardiography is a sensitive tool to detect early subclinical changes in LV function. Community-based studies revealed a higher than hitherto expected prevalence of LV systolic and diastolic ...

Background: Prolonged steady state exercise can lead to a decrease in left ventricular (LV) function ... echocardiography to assess stroke volume (SV), ejection fraction (EF), systolic blood ...

Unfortunately, despite its emerging importance, no simple or universally accepted definition of DHF has yet been found. Previous studies have used a broad and heterogeneous variety of diagnostic ...

There are four grades of diastolic dysfunction as described below. Echocardiography ... function is the presence of structural heart disease such as left atrial enlargement, left ventricular ...