title: Can clinical evaluation differentiate diastolic from systolic heart failure? If so, is it important?
authors.forename: Melvin D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cheitlin
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003971:Diastole; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013318:Stroke Volume; D013599:Systole; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000175:diagnosis*