Age‐related longitudinal change in cardiac structure and function in adults at increased cardiovascular risk by Fei Fei Gong, Jennifer M. Coller, Michele McGrady, Umberto Boffa, Louise Shiel, Danny Liew, Simon Stewart, Alice J. Owen, Henry Krum, Christopher M. Reid, David L. Prior, Duncan J. Campbell

“…Age was associated with longitudinal increase in left ventricular (LV) mass index (LVMI); decrease in LV volumes; increase in LV ejection fraction; decrease in mitral annular systolic velocity; decrease in diastolic function (decreased mitral early diastolic annular velocity (e′); and increase in left atrial volume index, mitral peak early diastolic flow velocity (E)/e′ ratio, and tricuspid regurgitant velocity (TRVmax) in men and women, except for TRVmax in men). …”
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Sex Differences in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-Related Left Ventricular Remodeling: A Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study by Yongning Shang, Yulin Zhang, Weiling Leng, Xiaotian Lei, Liu Chen, Xiaoyue Zhou, Ziwen Liang, Jian Wang

“…For myocardial function, in male, compared with control, T2DM was associated with decreased peak longitudinal diastolic strain rate (PLDSR, T2DM: 0.97±0.19 1/s vs. control: 1.13±0.29 1/s, p=0.030). …”
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Association between echocardiographic parameters of cardiac structure and function and mild cognitive impairment by Kai Zhang, Xiaoxia Liu, Siyu Huang, Xinrui Liu, Meiqi Zhao, Chao Xue, Shijun Xia, Jianzeng Dong, Yu Kong, Changsheng Ma

“…LV diastolic dysfunction (Beta [SE], 0.234 [0.045]; P < 0.001) and IVST (Beta [SE], 0.034 [0.016]; P = 0.036) were negatively correlated with the MoCA score of global cognitive function. …”
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Impact of sleep chronotype on blood pressure and metabolic markers by Weiwei Huang, Qinglu Wang, Yuan Gao, Jiefeng Wang, Feihao Wang, Jiyou Tang

“…After controlling for the influence of age-related factors, the evening type group had lower systolic blood pressure, diastolic pressure, and mean arterial pressure (MAP) compared to the morning type and neither type (p &lt; 0.05). 4. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Using Standardized Treatment Protocols for Hypertension Compared to Usual Care: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Gautam Satheesh, Rupasvi Dhurjati, Vivekanand Jha, Aletta E. Schutte, Bolanle Banigbe, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Andrew E. Moran, Abdul Salam

“…In summary, interventions involving hypertension STPs significantly reduce systolic and diastolic BP and improve BP control compared to usual care. …”
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Effect of Yoga on Blood Pressure in Prehypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Janhavi Sandeep Khandekar, Vanamala Lakshmi Vasavi, Vijay Pratap Singh, Stephen Rajan Samuel, S. G. Sudhan, Bidita Khandelwal

“…The main outcome of interest was systolic and diastolic blood pressures. Articles were screened based on the inclusion criteria, and 8 articles were recruited for the review. …”
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Clinical study on the treatment of chronic heart failure with a novel D‐shant atrium shunt device by Xiaoke Shang, Mei Liu, Yucheng Zhong, Xueli Wang, Song Chen, Xiaojuan Fu, Ming Sun, Mingxing Xie, Yuhe Ke, Ying Guan, Changdong Zhang, Nianguo Dong

“…Before operation and 6 months after operation, left atrial end‐diastolic volume, right atrial end‐diastolic volume, left ventricular end‐diastolic volume, and right ventricular end‐diastolic volume were measured by magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Dobutamine-induced alterations in internal carotid artery blood flow and cerebral blood flow in healthy adults by Fengxia Yu, Dong Liu, Xia Ma, Yawen Liu, Linkun Cai, Erwei Zhao, Zixu Huang, Zhe Zhang, Tingting Zhang, PengGang Qiao, Wei Zheng, Chunyan Guo, Linxue Qian, Pengling Ren, Zhenchang Wang

“…Compared with those in the resting state, the peak systolic velocity (Vs), resistance index, pulsatility index, and systolic/diastolic ratio (S/D) increased, whereas end-diastolic velocity (Vd) decreased. …”
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A smartphone-guided secondary prevention digital health application reduces systolic blood pressure in patients with chronic coronary syndrome and insufficient blood pressure contr... by Philip Düsing, Stephan H. Schirmer, Sebastian Schäfer, Alexander Krogmann, Jan-Malte Sinning, Nikos Werner, Florian Bönner, Alexander Sedaghat, Cornelius Müller, Irina Eckardt, Georg Nickenig, Andreas Zietzer

“…No significant differences between both groups were observed in diastolic BP reduction in patients with diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg.ConclusionThe CHANGE study documents that a smartphone-guided digital health application positively affects systolic BP in CCS patients. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Articaine and Lidocaine Anesthetics on Blood Pressure after Maxillary Infiltration Technique: A Triple-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Amirhossein Moaddabi, Parisa Soltani, Maryam Zamanzadeh, Kamran Nosrati, Mojtaba Mollamirzaei, Mariangela Cernera, Gianrico Spagnuolo

“…In both groups, the mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures have increased significantly (p<0.001). …”
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Sex differences in ventricular-vascular interactions associated with aerobic capacity by Barbara N. Morrison, Peter M. Mittermaier, Garth R. Lester, Michael E. Bodner, Anita T. Cote

“…In males, the two models included (1) longitudinal diastolic strain rate and LVMi (r2 = 0.31, p = 0.003) and (2) indexed end-diastolic volume (EDVi) and longitudinal diastolic strain rate (r2 = 0.34, p < 0.001). …”
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Diagnosing Cardiac Amyloidosis: From Heart Failure to Electrical Storm by Adithya T. Mathews, Abu-Sayeef Mirza, Chandrashekar Bohra, Akshay G. Mathews, Philip Ritucci-Chinni, Jamie L. Weber, William W. Bulkeley, Maqsood Siddique, David Whitaker, Richard Bowerman

“…Echocardiogram revealed diastolic heart failure and left ventricular hypertrophy with strain pattern concerning for an infiltrative process. …”
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Preterm Birth and Cardiometabolic Health Trajectories From Birth to Adulthood: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children by Gemma L. Clayton, Laura D. Howe, Linda M. O'Keeffe, Adam J. Lewandowski, Deborah A. Lawlor, Abigail Fraser

“…By age 18 years, the difference in systolic blood pressure persisted (1.9 [95% CI, 0.8–3.1] mm Hg) and in diastolic blood pressure (0.1 [95% CI, −0.7 to 1.0 mm Hg]) disappeared. …”
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New Indices of Endothelial Function Measured by Digital Thermal Monitoring of Vascular Reactivity: Data from 6084 Patients Registry by Morteza Naghavi, Albert A. Yen, Alex W. H. Lin, Hirofumi Tanaka, Stanley Kleis

“…DTM measures were correlated with age, sex, heart rate, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure in 6084 patients from 18 clinics. …”
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The Impact of Delivery Type on Ventricular Performances of Healthy Neonates by Erman Cilsal

“…After one-month-long follow up, an increase was observed in diastolic ventricle functions of the vaginally delivered newborns but this increase was statistically insignificant. …”
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Arterial Hypertension in Adolescents from Moa. Prevalence and Clinical Characterization by Alexander Torres Molina

“…The variables analyzed were: age, sex, skin color, prehypertension and arterial hypertension (systolic, diastolic and systodiastolic) and severity of hypertension. …”
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Calcium Transient and Sodium-Calcium Exchange Current in Human versus Rabbit Sinoatrial Node Pacemaker Cells by Arie O. Verkerk, Marcel M. G. J. van Borren, Ronald Wilders

“…However, when compared to the diastolic net membrane current, INaCa is of similar size in human and rabbit SAN pacemaker cells, whereas If is smaller in human than in rabbit cells.…”
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Predictive Value of Fasting Blood Glucose for Microvascular Obstruction in Nondiabetic Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction after Primary Percutaneous Coronary... by Han Wu, Ran Li, Kun Wang, Dan Mu, Jian-Zhou Chen, Xuan Wei, Xue Bao, Zhong-Hai Wei, Jun Xie, Biao Xu

“…Univariate analysis showed that FBG, peak high-sensitive troponin T (TnT), pre-PCI thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (pre-PCI TIMI) flow, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), infarction size, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDd), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), and global longitudinal strain (GLS) were likely predictive factors of MVO. …”
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Effect of Gegen Qinlian Decoction on Cardiac Gene Expression in Diabetic Mice by Jing Han, Zhenglin Wang, Wei Xing, Yueying Yuan, Yi Zhang, Tiantian Lv, Hongliang Wang, Yonggang Liu, Yan Wu

“…The results showed that GGQL decoction could significantly improve the diastolic dysfunction, increase the content of pyruvate, and had the trend to reduce the ceramide content. …”
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The percentage of Body Fat and its Relationship with Blood Pressure in Adults from Rural and Urban Areas by Carlos Enrique García Yerena, Omar Oliveros Rangel, Brian Johan Bustos Viviescas, Amalia Villamizar Navarro, John Alexander García Galviz

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the main finding of this research was the positive and significant association between the percentage of body fat and diastolic blood pressure in rural men and women in the Carmen de Chucurí municipality. …”
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