Association Between Sedentary Lifestyle and Diastolic Dysfunction Among Outpatients With Normal Left Ventricular Systolic Function Presenting to a Tertiary Referral Center in the Middle East

ConclusionsIn a large, prospectively enrolled cohort from a single tertiary center in the Middle East, physically inactive patients with increased LVMI had 2‐ to 3‐fold increased odds of having diastolic dysfunction after multivariate adjustment.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - May 22, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Stephanie Matta, Elie Chammas, Chadi Alraies, Antoine Abchee, Wael AlJaroudi Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research