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Application of the newest European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Recommendation regarding the long-term prognostic relevance of left ventricular diastolic function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Ting-Tse LinYi-Chih WangJyh-Ming Jimmy JuangJuey-Jen HwangCho-Kai Wu
Published in: European radiology (2019)
• The application of the 2016 European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging recommendations diastolic dysfunction (DD) grading algorithm improves the predictive value for mortality. • Our analysis suggests DD grades II and III based on 2016 guidelines is associated with poor outcomes as compared with grade I. The echocardiographic indices of the new algorithm should be obtained and applied to effectively evaluate DD.
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