Inroduction: Heart failure (HF) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the cases of Beta-thalassemia major. The purpose of this study was to estimate HF prevalence in these patients and to assess the survivability of those who were treated with intensive chelating therapy.   Design and methods: This cross sectional study included 72 beta-thalassemia major cases, the mean age at t...

INTRODUCTION Accidental hypothermia is a condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Hypothermia has been reported to affect left ventricular systolic and diastolic function. However, most of the data come from animal experimental studies. AIM OF THE STUDY The purpose of the present study was to assess the impact of severe accidental hypothermia on systolic and diastolic ve...

s Objectives: The aim of this study is to show the effects of left ventricular hypertrophy and geometric patterns on the left ventricular diastolic function in patients with essential hypertension. In addition, it’s aimed to identify whether the diastolic dysfunction is associated with systolic dysfunction. Finally, to determine the occurrence of the diastolic dysfunction in hypertensive patien...

AIMS Despite expected improvement in left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), the complex relationship between pre-existent LV systolic and diastolic function and changes in LV haemodynamics and clinical symptoms have been scarcely investigated. This study investigated the presence of pre-operative LV diastolic dysfunction and i...

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BACKGROUND Early diagnosis of left ventricular mass (LVM) inappropriateness and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) can result in preventing diastolic left ventricular dysfunction and its related morbidity and mortality. This study was performed to determine if diastolic dysfunction is associated with LVH and inappropriate LVM. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and twenty five uncomplicated hy...