The presence of moderate or severe diastolic dysfunction in patients with preserved systolic function independently predicted mortality, a retrospective study determined. After propensity matching to ...

Systemic hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor and affects a large proportion of the adult population, including 70% of patients over 65 years of age. 1 Renovascular hypertension (RVH) is ...

A follow-up of participants in a heart function study finds that the prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (left ventricular filling [with blood] is abnormal and is accompanied by ...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to compare cardiac hypertrophy and diastolic function in extremely obese male patients and physically active adult male subjects of similar age (means ...

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 ...

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 ...