Diastolic dysfunction increasingly is recognized as an important cause of congestive heart failure (CHF). In this study, Mayo Clinic researchers surveyed a random sample of 2042 adults (age, 45 or ...

Two new studies on diastolic heart failure are starting at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK). They will investigate whether this form of heart failure can be better diagnosed and ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have identified a potential treatment target for patients with a common type of heart failure. (HealthDay)—Diabetes and prediabetes ...

Objective: To provide an overview of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF), as well as its pathophysiology, diagnosis, and clinical evidence regarding its pharmacologic management.

Heart failure is one of those conditions that you rarely (or ever) think about—until it personally affects you. Maybe someone you love was recently diagnosed with heart failure or your doctor warned ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Systolic pressure measures arterial pressure when the heart contracts, with normal readings less than 120 mmHg.  Diastolic pressure measures arterial ...

Orchestra BioMed Holdings, Inc. announced promising echocardiographic data regarding atrioventricular interval modulation (AVIM) therapy's impact on patients with diastolic dysfunction at the THT 2025 ...

"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 ...