It should be appreciated that clinical heart failure with preserved systolic function (diastolic heart failure) can be caused by heterogeneous pathophysiologic conditions. Hypertrophic ...

Researchers discovered that ALPK2, a heart-specific enzyme, may protect against HFpEF by activating TPM1 in heart muscle ...

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

Other conditions that can lead to right-sided heart failure include: Pneumonia Pulmonary embolism (a blood clot that travels to the lungs) Acute respiratory distress syndrome Pulmonary ...

Normal or mildly abnormal LV systolic function (LV EF >50% or LV end-diastolic volume ... Valsartan Heart Failure Trial; VALIANT: Valsartan In Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial.

The intra-cardiac pressures increase quickly and heart failure — often cardiogenic shock — may occur. The limited increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume due to acute aortic ...

findings of congestive heart failure (edema, pulmonary rales, elevated jugular venous pressure), and the rash of erythema marginatum The Carey Coombs Murmur occurs during acute rheumatic fever.

Researchers from the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine identified an enzyme, alpha-kinase 2 (ALPK2) that is ...

The key to treating congestive heart failure is addressing the underlying causes, and treatment is highly tailored to each ...