Because life expectancy and the prevalence of risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes are rising globally, heart failure (HF) is growing into a major health problem. Impairment of left ...

Recently, while preparing an updated presentation to the Saint Louis University cardiology fellows on "diastolic dysfunction," the Skeptical Cardiologist came across a document entitled "What Does ...

August 12, 2009 (Oxford, United Kingdom) — Significant weight loss in severely obese people, on its own, seemed to improve cardiac hypertrophy and diastolic function and reduce aortic stiffness over ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Patients with COVID-19 had impaired left ventricular ...

Repolarization dispersion has been linked to echocardiographic measures of diastolic dysfunction in past research, and a recent study found it potentially indicative of pulmonary arterial hypertension ...

Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of mortality in patients with DMD. Compared with their healthy counterparts, patients with DMD — including those with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ...

Cardiac MRI scan FGF23 levels may be associated with lower LV systolic function, higher LV mass, and lower LA function. Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels may be associated with lower left ...