Hypertension is believed to be the single greatest factor influencing the development of heart failure, particularly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, also known as diastolic 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"), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this cross-sectional study utilizing electrocardiography (ECG) and 2D echocardiography, Munje and colleagues ...

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 ...

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 ...

The immediate past Chief Medical Director of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Prof. O. G. Opadijo, is a consultant cardiologist and expert in cardiology medicine. In this interview by ...

Women with breast cancer who undergo contemporary radiation therapy see little change to left ventricular function in the first 5 years after treatment, according to observational data. At the same ...