Diastolic heart failure is defined clinically when signs and symptoms of heart failure are present in the presence of preserved left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction >45%).

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD The different types of heart failure include left- and right-sided heart failure ...

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 ...

The section presents a review of diastolic congestive heart failure, commonly called HFpEF. Reviews of systolic congestive HF, or HFrEF, valvular heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and right HF ...

This can be a normal physiologic change with aging of the heart or result in elevated left atrial pressures leading to the clinical manifestations of diastolic congestive heart failure.

Systolic congestive heart failure, or systolic heart failure, is a type of heart failure that involves the left side of the heart. As the left side of the heart begins losing some function ...

Researchers found a consistent association for markers of systolic dysfunction with smaller total brain volume.

One in three adults worldwide lives with high blood pressure without knowing it. This condition is often referred to as “the ...

In Europe, the OPTIMIZER Smart Mini system is indicated for use in patients who are older than 18 years of age with symptomatic heart failure due to systolic and diastolic left ventricular ...

THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification of the aortic valve. This is not so ...