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Progression of preclinical diastolic dysfunction to the development of symptoms.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Apr 2010
Correa de Sa Daniel D, Hodge David O, Slusser Joshua P, Redfield Magaret M, Simari Robert D, Burnett John C, Chen Horng H
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BACKGROUND: Preclinical diastolic dysfunction (PDD) has been defined as subjects with normal systolic function, diastolic dysfunction but no symptoms of heart failure (HF). The clinical phenotype and natural history of the syndrome remains poorly defined. This study's objective was to determine the clinical phenotype and progression to HF in a group of patients with normal systolic function and moderate or severe...
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