Because life expectancy and the prevalence of risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes are rising globally, heart failure (HF) is growing into a major health problem. Impairment of left ...

Recently, while preparing an updated presentation to the Saint Louis University cardiology fellows on "diastolic dysfunction," the Skeptical Cardiologist came across a document entitled "What Does ...

Diastolic heart failure, also called heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), is a disease that appears contradictory at first glance. Patients exhibit the symptoms of systolic heart ...

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is associated with worse health status among patients with severe aortic stenosis, but TAVR leads to clinically meaningful symptomatic improvements regardless of ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. January 21, 2009 (Rochester, Minnesota) — Diastolic dysfunction is independently and strongly related to reduced exercise capacity, a new ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many patients who have received a diagnosis of "diastolic heart failure" or DHF, which is characterized by a reduced ability of the heart to relax to allow filling, may ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diastolic heart failure did not change the mortality risk for U.S. adults hospitalized with diabetic ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An AI algorithm for detection of grade 3 diastolic dysfunction received a breakthrough device designation from ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...