Purpose .– Although heart failure with normal ejection fraction (HFNEF) is a frequent disease, physiopathologic mechanisms are still controversial. We hypothesized that elevated arterial stiffness and impaired diastolic reserve could…
Introduction .– A heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) is present in half the patients with heart failure (HF); the prognosis in more recent studies has been shown to…
Introduction .– In patients with chronic heart failure, echocardiography provides important information on the mechanism of heart failure (HF) and defining the severity of the disease. The aim of our…
Introduction .– Little study analyzed the effect of betablocker on echocardiographic, functional parameters and the capacity of exercise in case of heart failure. Aim .– To analyze the impact of…
Objectives .– We studied the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on functional mitral regurgitation in heart failure (HF) patients. Background .– Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is a common finding…
Background .– Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is prevalent in the community. Previous studies have reported an association between diastolic function and atrial dimension. Objective .– The aim of this…
Introduction .– The evaluation of the prognosis of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is an essential step in their care. Doppler echocardiography is a noninvasive, reliable and available method for…
Background .– A well-known side effect of anthracycline’s chemotherapy is cardiotoxicity. It consists in developing a dose-dependent cardiomyopathy with an incidence ranging from 2 to 20%. Assessment of biohumoral markers…
Introduction .– The prevalence of heart failure and diabetes are both increasing: 25 to 30% of patients with heart failure suffer from diabetes. Diabetics have more diastolic dysfunction because accumulation…
Purpose .– Epidemiological studies show a strong correlation between diabetes mellitus (DM) and heart failure. DM may result in cardiac and structural abnormalities (diabetic cardiomyopathy) before symptoms onset. The diagnosis…
