High frequency of diastolic dysfunction in a population-based cohort of elderly women - but poor association with the symptom dyspnea
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The European Society of Cardiology recently proposed a new algorithm "How to diagnose heart failure with normal ejection fraction". Central element of the diagnostic strategy is the demonstration of diastolic dysfunction, e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/11/71 |