January 1, 2009Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging
Age- and Gender-Specific Changes in the Left Ventricular Relaxation
Population
Elderly population
Design
Other
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Implication
May warrant closer diastolic monitoring in elderly women; leaves open causal contribution to sex differences in HFpEF.
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Population
Elderly population
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Outcome
Changes in diastolic indicessurrogate
Age-related deterioration of left ventricular diastolic function is more pronounced in elderly females, which may contribute to their higher risk of diastolic heart failure.
Cite This Study
Okura et al. (2009) studied this question.