Rasmussen-Torvik et al. Respond to “The Perfect Measure of Diastolic Dysfunction”

Association of left ventricular diastolic function with coronary artery calcium score: A Project Baseline Health Study

“…Based on the CARDIA study, Rasmussen-Torvik also found that Black/African American race was associated with a higher prevalence of LVDD. 34 This is also consistent with the recent multi-cohort study of Lewis et al who found that Black race was more often associated with malignant LVH. 35…”