Diastolic dysfunction increasingly is recognized as an important cause of congestive heart failure (CHF). In this study, Mayo Clinic researchers surveyed a random sample of 2042 adults (age, 45 or ...

Diastolic dysfunction refers to a cardiac condition caused by a “stiffening” of the heart’s ventricles, which restricts the heart’s ability to fill up with blood in between beats. Diastolic heart ...

Two new studies on diastolic heart failure are starting at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK). They will investigate whether this form of heart failure can be better diagnosed and ...

Objective: To provide an overview of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF), as well as its pathophysiology, diagnosis, and clinical evidence regarding its pharmacologic management.

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have identified a potential treatment target for patients with a common type of heart failure. (HealthDay)—Diabetes and prediabetes ...

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 ...

Heart failure is one of those conditions that you rarely (or ever) think about—until it personally affects you. Maybe someone you love was recently diagnosed with heart failure or your doctor warned ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...

Orchestra BioMed Holdings, Inc. announced promising echocardiographic data regarding atrioventricular interval modulation (AVIM) therapy's impact on patients with diastolic dysfunction at the THT 2025 ...