presence of signs or symptoms of congestive HF; 2) presence of normal or mildly abnormal LV systolic function; and 3) evidence of abnormal LV relaxation, filling, diastolic distensibility ...

Diagnosis of congestive ... and LV diastolic, right ventricular systolic, and systemic venous pressures can be obtained. It should be appreciated that clinical heart failure with preserved ...

Aldosterone is an important mediator in the pathogenesis of heart failure ... in patients with mild symptoms or underlying diastolic heart failure, and the use of aldosterone-receptor antagonists ...