and may contribute to LV hypertrophy, which is associated with impaired diastolic function. Calculated LV mass is usually increased, but the contractile function and ejection function remain ...

Impairment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function as well as systolic function appear very early in the course of heart disease. Recent HF guidelines, therefore, place special emphasis on the ...

The E wave velocity ... grade II diastolic dysfunction as compared to normal diastolic function is the presence of structural heart disease such as left atrial enlargement, left ventricular ...