Browsing Health Sciences Journal Articles by Subject "echocardiography"
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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(The Institute of Geriatric Cardiology (IGC), Chinese PLA General Hospital and published by Science Press., 2013-12-27)Progressive aging of the population and prolongation of life expectancy have led to the rising prevalence of heart failure (HF). Despite the improvements in medical therapy, the mortality rate of this condition has remained ... -
Higher prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in two Māori cohorts: findings from the Hauora Manawa/Community Heart Study
(Public Health Association of Australia, 2015-08)Objectives: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in New Zealand with a disproportionate burden of disease in the Māori population. The Hauora Manawa Project investigated the prevalence of ... -
The Impact of Beta-blockade on Right Ventricular Function in Mitral Regurgitation
(Elsevier Inc, 2014-04)Background Although mitral regurgitation (MR) results in left ventricular (LV) volume overload, right ventricular (RV) function may also be impaired. We investigated the influence of short-term beta-blockade on RV function ... -
A meta-analysis of echocardiographic measurements of the left heart for the development of normative reference ranges in a large international cohort: the EchoNoRMAL study
(Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology, 2014-11-18)Aim To develop age-, sex-, and ethnic-appropriate normative reference ranges for standard echocardiographic measurements of the left heart by combining echocardiographic measurements obtained from adult volunteers without ... -
Redefining normal reference ranges for echocardiography: a major new individual person data meta-analysis
(2013)Current recommended reference ranges for echocardiographic measurements may not be relevant to the diverse world population they are applied to. A new study, the echocardiographic normal reference ranges of the left heart ... -
Redefining normal reference ranges for echocardiography: a major new individual person data meta-analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2012-08-07)Current recommended reference ranges for echocardiographic measurements may not be relevant to the diverse world population they are applied to. A new study, the echocardiographic normal reference ranges of the left heart ... -
Review : heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(JGC, 2013-12-27)Progressive aging of the population and prolongation of life expectancy have led to the rising prevalence of heart failure (HF). Despite the improvements in medical therapy, the mortality rate of this condition has remained ...