Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Clinical Congestive Heart Failure

Preserved Left Ventricular, Systolic Function in Clinical Congestive Heart Failure

[Hospitalized congestive heart failure patients with preserved versus abnormal left ventricular systolic function].

OBJECTIVES To compare the clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction versus normal systolic function. METHODS Clinical records of all admissions with a heart failure diagnostic code over a one-year period were reviewed retrospectively. Of 1,953 admissions, 595 were excluded because they did not fulfill diagnostic criteria. ...

The relationship between left ventricular systolic function and congestive heart failure diagnosed by clinical criteria PAUL

There is no uniformly accepted clinical definition for congestive heart failure (CHF), although criteria have been published by various groups. There is also no reference standard for CHF, although left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) gives a quantitative assessment of systolic function and is useful in predicting prognosis. To determine the relationship between LVEF and clinically diagnos...

The relationship between left ventricular systolic function and congestive heart failure diagnosed by clinical criteria.

There is no uniformly accepted clinical definition for congestive heart failure (CHF), although criteria have been published by various groups. There is also no reference standard for CHF, although left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) gives a quantitative assessment of systolic function and is useful in predicting prognosis. To determine the relationship between LVEF and clinically diagnos...

Congestive heart failure symptoms in patients with preserved left ventricular systolic function: analysis of the CASS registry.

The clinical characteristics and long-term survival of 284 patients from the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS) registry data base who had moderate to severe congestive heart failure symptoms and a left ventricular ejection fraction greater than or equal to 0.45 were studied. A control group consisting of registry patients with an ejection fraction greater than or equal to 0.45 who did not ha...