or diastolic stiffness (based on echocardiography). The problem with this definition lies mainly in the third criterion. Since the echocardiographic criteria are somewhat complex, the predictive ...

What Is Diastolic Heart Failure? A classic example of diastolic ... The chest x-ray shows signs of congestion, and an echocardiogram shows a normal ejection fraction (EF) and mild left ventricular ...

BACKGROUND: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a major health concern. Pathological stimuli and interactions between cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) and other cell types may lead to ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is underdiagnosed in patients with severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation (STR) of undefined etiology (isolated STR).

We have a state-of-the-art VEVO 3100 ECHO machine, an MX400 variable frequency (20-46MHz) probe, a temperature-controlled platform with EKG monitoring, and an anesthesia machine. We can measure ...

A total of 731 patients with diastolic heart failure and a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above were randomized to receive injections of either tirzepatide or a harmless placebo. The researchers ...

Aldosterone is an important mediator in the pathogenesis of heart failure ... in patients with mild symptoms or underlying diastolic heart failure, and the use of aldosterone-receptor antagonists ...

In infants with cardiomyopathy-associated chronic HF, baseline LVEF of less than 40% and β blocker use indicate a decreased chance of LVEF normalization.