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. 2013 Jan;46(1):71-9; quiz 80-1.
doi: 10.1007/s00391-012-0345-z.

[Diastolic heart failure: heart failure with preserved ejection fraction]

[Article in German]
P Dovjak  1
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[Diastolic heart failure: heart failure with preserved ejection fraction]

[Article in German]
P Dovjak. Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

The prognosis for patients with diastolic heart failure--heart failure with preserved ejection fraction--has not improved in the last few decades despite improvement of prognosis for all patients with heart failure. Diastolic dysfunction is a typical finding in elderly patients with heart failure. The diagnostic process is a challenge for clinicians who are often faced with comorbidities like COPD, osteoarthritis, sarcopenia, and diabetes. Classical treatment options fail to improve patients with diastolic heart failure; thus, a comprehensive and specific treatment plan is necessary.

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