Diastolic function improvement is associated with favourable outcomes in patients with acute non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy: insights from the multicentre IMAC-2 trial

Conclusion
In patients with recent onset non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy, DF recovery was associated with favourable outcomes independent of LVEF improvement, adding incremental prognostic value to these patients.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - August 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cavalcante, J. L., Marek, J., Sheppard, R., Starling, R. C., Mather, P. J., Alexis, J. D., Narula, J., McNamara, D. M., Gorcsan, J. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research