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Prognosis of patients with left ventricular diastolic pressure abnormality: a long-term survival study in patients without coronary artery disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16596835     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Given that an elevated left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic pressure reflects an abnormality of diastolic function, we analyzed the outcome of this finding in patients without coronary artery disease (CAD). HYPOTHESIS: The degree to which diastolic dysfunction influences mortality has been confounded in most studies by CAD and advanced age. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of 876 patients with normal coronary arteries on arteriography. Of these, 115 patients had a left ventricular end-diastolic pressure of > or = 15 mmHg with an ejection fraction (EF) > or = 50%. We compared the mortality in this group (Group A) with the reported outcome in the general population, adjusted for age, gender, and race, as well as the mortality of a group of patients from the same cohort (Group B) with both diastolic and systolic dysfunction (n = 60), defined as a LVEF < 50%. RESULTS: Follow-up was for a mean of 63 months. In Group A, all-cause mortality was 5% (six patients); two deaths were from cardiac causes. The mean annual mortality in this group (1.2%) was similar to the adjusted annual mortality of the general population (1.1%), and it was significantly lower than the annual mortality (6%) in Group B (p < 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Our study results indicate that diastolic dysfunction with a normal EF, in the absence of CAD and systolic dysfunction, has an excellent prognosis over a long period (5-6 years).
Authors:
Jennifer Brady; Edward M Dwyer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical cardiology     Volume:  29     ISSN:  0160-9289     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Cardiol     Publication Date:  2006 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-04-06     Completed Date:  2006-07-20     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7903272     Medline TA:  Clin Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  121-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, New Jersey Medical School/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA. jenniferzimmer@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Chi-Square Distribution
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Disease / radiography
Diastole
Female
Heart Failure / diagnosis*,  mortality*,  therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Probability
Prognosis
Reference Values
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Stroke Volume / physiology*
Survival Rate
Time Factors
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis*,  mortality*,  therapy

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