The severity of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction affects risk for incident stroke and transient ischemic attack, as well as major bleeding.

—Previous echocardiography studies have suggested that diastolic dysfunction may precede systolic dysfunction and chamber dilation in DMD, which suggests that identifying diastolic indices and ...

Sildenafil was effective for reducing diastolic dysfunction and altered ejection fraction among patients with SSc.

Community-based studies revealed a higher prevalence of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction using the new echocardiographic imaging techniques. Future prospective studies will clarify the ...

Orchestra BioMed (OBIO) announced a late-breaking oral presentation of data on the benefits of atrioventricular interval modulation therapy on ...

Diastolic heart failure is common in the elderly, particularly women. Previous studies on the value of brain natriuretic peptide in diastolic dysfunction have been largely limited to male subjects.

Heart sounds are one tool providers use to assess heart health. Learn about systolic, diastolic, and S1 to S4 heart sounds in ...

"ALPK2-overexpression suppressed progression of diastolic dysfunction. In addition, it improved lung weight, which is often used as an index of heart failure," Tatsuya Yoshida summarized.

The following is a summary of “Impact of Exercise on Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation and Its Determinants: An Exercise ...