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Heart Failure
Study findings on heart failure are outlined in reports from O. Dubourg and colleagues
May 27th, 2008
"The epidemic of heart failure (HF) in France has not been fully investigated and data on both the systolic and diastolic forms are limited. To determine the prevalence, aetiology and treatments of both forms in French patients over 65 with HF (NYHA grade II-IV)," scientists in Boulogne-Billancourt, France report. "Cross-sectional study of 446 patients with HF recruited by 273 randomly selected cardiologists in France, with echocardiography and ECG available for central reading. Prevalence of diastolic (DHF) and systolic (SHF) HF using the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). DHF, with a mean LVEF of 57.6 +/- 8.0%, was reported for 245 (54.9%) patients and SHF,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-27)
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