November 9, 2006 (Rochester, MN) – At one time, most any heart failure in a patient with a normal LV ejection fraction was thought to be caused by impaired diastolic function, and the term "diastolic" ...

A new study has found comparable long-term outcomes between congestive heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction commonly known as "diastolic heart failure" and congestive heart failure ...

New research indicates that long-term outcomes are similar for patients who have HF with preserved ejection fraction and those who have HF with reduced ejection fraction. Researchers conducted a study ...

Researchers from Dublin, Ireland have reported that markers of collagen turnover and inflammation are increased among patients with heart failure with preserved systolic function (HFPSF) and that the ...

Incidence of cardiotoxicity after high cumulative dose of anthracyclines in adult patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arterial stiffness and aortic ...

PHILADELPHIA — Omecamtiv mecarbil, a selective cardiac myosin activator, improved diastolic function and pulmonary pressures without worsening diastolic filling in patients with chronic HF and reduced ...

The analysis highlighted a shift in heart failure diagnoses, with hypertensive heart disease with and without chronic kidney disease as prevalent diagnoses, underlining coding variability and ...

This spring, the gene-silencing therapy vutrisiran (Amvuttra) joined the transthyretin (TTR) stabilizers tafamidis (Vyndamax) ...

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High output and low output heart failure refer to how much blood your heart pumps to your body with each heartbeat. In both cases, the output is not enough to meet your body’s needs. A diagnosis of ...