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%).

replacement, stage of mitral regurgitation, left ventricular systolic function, presence or absence of atrial fibrillation, clinical judgement and patient preference. According to the 2020 ACC/AHA ...

When the left ventricular systolic function is so severely reduced that hypotension and shock occur, inotropes such as dobutamine or milrinone are very helpful. These same drugs can actually ...

Orchestra BioMed (Nasdaq:OBIO) received FDA breakthrough device designation for its atrioventricular interval modulation (AVIM) therapy.

Researchers determined short-term blood pressure variability is an independent predictor of CTR-CVT in patients with multiple myeloma undergoing treatment with proteasome inhibitors.

Systolic dysfunction is when the left ventricle of the heart can't contract ... total brain volume than people with normal systolic function. People with diastolic dysfunction also had a smaller ...