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Cardiac structure and function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: baseline findings from the echocardiographic study of the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist trial.
Circulation. Heart failure - 1 Jan 2014
Shah Amil M, Shah Sanjiv J, Anand Inder S, Sweitzer Nancy K, O'Meara Eileen, Heitner John F, Sopko George, Li Guichu, Assmann Susan F, McKinlay Sonja M, Pitt Bertram, Pfeffer Marc A, Solomon Scott D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Existing data on cardiac structure and function in HFpEF suggest significant heterogeneity in this population. METHODS AND RESULTS: Echocardiograms were obtained from 935 patients with HFpEF (left ventricular ejection fraction ≥45%) enrolled in the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function...
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