A population-based assessment of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in middle-aged and older adults: The Strong Heart Study

Background Although clinical congestive heart failure (CHF) is increasingly common, few data document the prevalence and correlates of underlying left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction (D) in population-based samples. Methods Echocardiography was used in the second Strong Heart Study (SHS) exami...

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Published in:The American heart journal 2001-03, Vol.141 (3), p.439-446
Main Authors: Devereux, Richard B., Roman, Mary J., Paranicas, Mary, Lee, Elisa T., Welty, Thomas K., Fabsitz, Richard R., Robbins, David, Rhoades, Everett R., Rodeheffer, Richard J., Cowan, Linda D., Howard, Barbara V.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Arizona
Biological and medical sciences
Body Weight
Cardiology. Vascular system
Coronary Disease - ethnology
Female
Heart
Heart Failure - ethnology
Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement
Humans
Indians, North American
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Prevalence
South Dakota
Systole
Ultrasonography
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - ethnology
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Summary:Background Although clinical congestive heart failure (CHF) is increasingly common, few data document the prevalence and correlates of underlying left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction (D) in population-based samples. Methods Echocardiography was used in the second Strong Heart Study (SHS) examination to identify mild and severe LVD (LV ejection fraction [EF] 40%-54% and
ISSN:0002-8703
1097-6744
DOI:10.1067/mhj.2001.113223