Restrictive left ventricular filling patterns in very old patients with congestive heart failure: clinical correlates and prognostic significance.
J Am Geriatr Soc 1996;
44:634-7. [PMID:
8642151 DOI:
10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01823.x]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
In certain younger patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), Doppler/echocardiography has identified a "restrictive" pattern of early diastolic ventricular filling characterized by very rapid early filling and a steep deceleration slope. We asked whether a similar restrictive pattern can be identified in very old patients with CHF, and if so, what are its clinical correlates and prognostic implications.
DESIGN
Retrospective cohort with prospective follow-up.
SETTING
Academic long-term care facility.
PARTICIPANTS
Thirty-nine residents with clinical CHF (age 89 +/- 5 (SD) years)
MEASUREMENTS
Transmitral Doppler flow, clinical characteristics, recurrent CHF episodes, hospitalizations, and mortality were measured.
RESULTS
Fifteen (38%) of the subjects had restrictive filling patterns, characterized by a ratio of early to late flow (E/A) > 1.00 and 24 (62%) had nonrestrictive patterns. The restrictive pattern was associated with a longer duration of CHF, more angina, and higher rate of symptomatic recurrences of CHF.
CONCLUSION
A restrictive diastolic filling pattern may represent a late stage in the evolution of congestive heart failure when left ventricular filling pressure is markedly increased. The treatment of CHF in older patients may need to account for different patterns of diastolic filling.
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