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12783069

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
It is now abundantly clear that congestive heart failure caused by a predominant abnormality in diastolic function (i.e., diastolic heart failure) is common and causes a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. However, there is continued controversy surrounding the terminology used to describe patients with heart failure and the criteria used to make the diagnosis of diastolic heart failure. As a result, clinical therapeutic trials have been slow to develop and difficult to design. Fortunately, these controversies are yielding to an emerging consensus. Recent clinical studies have provided sufficient data to develop standardized diagnostic criteria to define diastolic heart failure. Experimental studies have provided increased insight into the mechanisms causing diastolic heart failure. Together, these clinical and experimental studies are being used to design targeted clinical trials to test effective treatments for diastolic heart failure. The purpose of this review is to describe the criteria used to diagnose diastolic heart failure, the effects of diastolic heart failure on prognosis, and approaches to treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0026-4725
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Diastolic heart failure. Diagnosis, prognosis, treatment.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine Gazes, Cardiac Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina 29425, USA. zilem@musc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review