title: Treatment of hypertension for patients with diastolic dysfunction.
abstract: Diastolic dysfunction is a poorly understood pathophysiological entity; its importance is magnified by the increasing prevalence of diastolic heart failure. Forty-six million people in the US are experiencing heart failure and 550000 new cases are diagnosed annually. A large percentage of these patients with heart failure have a normal or nearly normal left-ventricular ejection fraction. Isolated diastolic dysfunction may be associated with an increased mortality. One of the major causes of diastolic dysfunction is hypertension. Advances in diagnosis and treatment strategies may improve the clinical outcome for patients with diastolic dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121, USA.
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: Hector O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Uber
authors.forename: Lee M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Arcement
authors.forename: Mandeep R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mehra
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D003971:Diastole; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000188:drug therapy; D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists