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We hypothesized that MWFS might predict heart failure (HF) and death in a high-risk asymptomatic population, beyond other echocardiographic parameters.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Among 4047 subjects aged \u226555\/\u226480\u2009years followed by 10 general practitioners in northern Italy, the DAVID-Berg study prospectively enrolled 623 asymptomatic outpatients at increased risk for HF. Baseline evaluation included clinical visit, electrocardiogram, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and echocardiogram. Mean age of the population was 69\u2009\u00b1\u20097\u2009years, 56% were men, 88% had hypertension, mean LVEF was 61\u2009\u00b1\u20099%, and mean MWFS 16.2\u2009\u00b1\u20093.3. During a median follow-up of 5.7\u2009years, 95 subjects experienced HF\/death events. At Cox analysis, lower MWFS was the only echocardiographic parameter, among structural\/functional ones, associated with higher risk of HF\/death [hazard ratio (HR) 0.89, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.84\u20130.95, Padjusted &amp;lt; 0.001]. The risk of HF\/death related to clinical data and NT-proBNP (baseline model) was reclassified by echocardiography only when MWFS was included into the model (baseline C-statistics 0.761; adding conventional structural\/functional echocardiographic data 0.776, P\u2009=\u20090.09; adding MWFS 0.791, P\u2009=\u20090.007). Compared to subjects with normal LVEF and MWFS, only subjects with combined systolic dysfunction (11% of the population) were at higher risk (P\u2009=\u20090.001 for both abnormal; P\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.24 for either LVEF or MWFS abnormal).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion\u2003<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>DAVID-Berg data suggest to include MWFS assessment in clinical practice, a simple and reliable echocardiographic parameter able to improve risk stratification in subjects at high risk for HF.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ehjci\/jez298","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,27]],"date-time":"2019-11-27T04:31:43Z","timestamp":1574829103000},"page":"1405-1411","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Risk stratifying asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction in the community: beyond left ventricular ejection fraction"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8663-4423","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Simone","family":"Burocchi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CardioVascular Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, 1, Bergamo, Italy"},{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant\u2019Andrea Hospital University of Rome Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa, 00189 Roma, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mauro","family":"Gori","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CardioVascular Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, 1, Bergamo, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Giovanni","family":"Cioffi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Piazzale Aristide Stefani, 1, Verona, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alice","family":"Calabrese","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CardioVascular Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, 1, Bergamo, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paolo","family":"Canova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CardioVascular Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, 1, Bergamo, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Renata","family":"De Maria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Piazza dell'Ospedale Maggiore, 3, Milano, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aurelia","family":"Grosu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CardioVascular Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, 1, Bergamo, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alessandra","family":"Fontana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CardioVascular Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, 1, Bergamo, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Attilio","family":"Iacovoni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CardioVascular Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, 1, Bergamo, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paola","family":"Ferrari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CardioVascular Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, 1, Bergamo, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Massimo","family":"Volpe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant\u2019Andrea Hospital University of Rome Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa, 00189 Roma, Italy"},{"name":"IRCCS Neuromed, Loc. 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