Impairment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function as well as systolic function appear very early in the course of heart disease. Recent HF guidelines, therefore, place special emphasis on the ...

Diastolic heart failure is defined clinically when signs and symptoms of heart failure are present in the presence of preserved left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction >45%).

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory condition recognized for elevating cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, even in the absence of overt cardiovascular symptoms.

Assessment of right ventricular ... heart failure, although less is known in acute setting. RV longitudinal strain measurement and RV strain/pulmonary artery systolic pressure ratio add prognostic ...

Without oxygen, tissues and organs throughout your body don’t work as well or begin to lose their function. Congestive Heart Failure: Left-Sided Systolic As the left ... of how much blood the left ...

The cardiology team at URMC announced their recent achievement of providing their 1000th Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD ...

Despite the positive results, there are open questions about LBB pacing, including long-term lead performance. RCTs are ...

New analysis from the EARLY TAVR trial showed patients between the age of 65 and 70 years old derived the most benefits of a ...

Thus cellular diastole may actually begin while left ventricular pressure is still rising ... there may be regional cellular impairment such that the heart ceases to function as a syncytium.

Purpose of review Coronary artery bypass grafting, revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention, and heart valve surgery are crucial ... is indicated for patients with significant left main ...