Research out of University Minnesota Medical School and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight uncovers what causes diastolic heart failure and how it can be treated. In the ...

Diastolic dysfunction arises when the left ventricle fails to relax or fill normally during diastole, often despite a preserved ejection fraction. This impairment leads to elevated filling pressures, ...

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"), ...

Chronic heart failure is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization. Current risk stratification is based on ejection fraction, whereas many arrhythmic events occur in patients with relatively ...

Researchers have identified a potential treatment target for patients with a common type of heart failure. In a new study, the researchers tested the effect of an investigational drug called ...

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 ...

Heart failure is a major public health concern, a disease that affects tens of millions of people around the world—forcing many into a vicious cycle of hospitalizations, discharges and frequent ...

A new device, proven safe and effective, has been developed to treat diastolic heart failure. Results presented today at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions and published in Circulation ...

Research out of University Minnesota Medical School and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight uncovers what causes diastolic heart failure and how it can be treated. In the ...

Sudden cardiac death is a common cause of death in patients with reduced systolic ejection function. As part of a long-term observational study, MedUni Vienna researchers from the Division of ...