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SUBMITTER: Smih F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3123284 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Smih Fatima F Desmoulin Franck F Berry Matthieu M Turkieh Annie A Harmancey Romain R Iacovoni Jason J Trouillet Charlotte C Delmas Clement C Pathak Atul A Lairez Olivier O Koukoui François F Massabuau Pierre P Ferrieres Jean J Galinier Michel M Rouet Philippe P
PloS one 20110624 6
<h4>Background</h4>The preclinical stage of systolic heart failure (HF), known as asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction (ALVD), is diagnosed only by echocardiography, frequent in the general population and leads to a high risk of developing severe HF. Large scale screening for ALVD is a difficult task and represents a major unmet clinical challenge that requires the determination of ALVD biomarkers.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>294 individuals were screened by echocardiography. We i ...[more]