Dr. Peter Alagona answers the question: 'Systolic vs. Diastolic Heart Failure?' — -- Question: What is the difference between systolic heart failure and diastolic heart failure? Answer: The heart ...

It is a common perception that approximately 50% of heart failure (HF) patients present with a normal or near-normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction ("HF with preserved systolic function"), ...

Dr. Barry Borlaug answers the question: 'Systolic, Diastolic Disparities?' — -- Question: Why are there so many recommendations for the treatment of systolic heart failure and so few for ...

A new study has found comparable long-term outcomes between congestive heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction commonly known as "diastolic heart failure" and congestive heart failure ...

Oct. 9, 2003 (New Orleans) — A study of patients with heart failure cared for by family physicians revealed that 73% of the practitioners did not identify diastolic dysfunction on echocardiogram (echo ...

High blood pressure, including pre-hypertension, is a major global health economic issue, accounting for about half of the total cases of stroke and ischaemic heart disease. It is responsible for ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is an increasingly common form of cardiac disease associated with ageing, obesity, and hypertension, for which no treatment has proven effective ...

Blood pressure consists of two numbers. Systolic pressure, the force exerted on blood vessels when the heart beats, is the upper number. Diastolic pressure, the force exerted when the heart is at rest ...

Incidence of cardiotoxicity after high cumulative dose of anthracyclines in adult patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arterial stiffness and aortic ...