Why the study?
The characteristics of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and its association with prognosis in patients with lower extremity arterial disease had not been fully examined.
Population
464 LEAD patients and 221 controls from outpatient clinics and hospitals
Comparison
Different grades of LVDD severity
Design
Consecutive observational cohort study
Authors
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LVDD may aid risk stratification in LEAD; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
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