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%).

In a nutshell People with cardiovascular conditions have hearts that function nearly 5 years older than their actual age, ...

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

AUC indicates area under the curve; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction PASP, pulmonary artery systolic pressure ... A more comprehensive assessment of RV function may include the measurement of ...

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 ...

The review extension was needed as the FDA required time to review Cytokinetics’ proposed Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS).

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