RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Cunningham, Muriel
T1 VALIDD: Lowering Blood Pressure Improves Diastolic Dysfunction
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2007
FD SAGE Publications
VO 7
IS 1
SP 16
OP 17
DO 10.1177/155989770700700108
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/7/1/16.2.abstract
AB In a first randomized study of its kind, diastolic function, as assessed by noninvasive Doppler technology, was shown to be improved by lowering blood-pressure. The Valsartan in Diastolic Dysfunction [VALIDD] trial evaluated 482 patients from 41 North American sites with stage 1 or 2 essential hypertension using the relatively new method of Doppler tissue imaging to determine myocardial relaxation velocities.