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 ...

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.

In rigorous testing at multiple clinical sites in the United States and Canada, the technology demonstrated high accuracy in detecting both diastolic dysfunction (problems with the heart relaxing ...

such as left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction in addition to -- as the diseases progress -- heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and even ventricular tachyarrhythmias.

Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc., , a leading muscle disease biopharmaceutical company, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2025 and recent business ...

Diastolic dysfunction is a heart condition that happens when there is a “stiffening” of the major pumping chambers of the organ (ventricles). This stiffness gets in the way of the heart’s ability to ...

Even in the absence of overt obstructive coronary artery disease or valvular heart disease, patients with MetS often exhibit adverse cardiac remodeling and myocardial dysfunction. Left ventricular ...

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