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 ...

Blood pressure consists of two numbers. Systolic pressure, the force exerted on blood vessels when the heart beats, is the upper number. Diastolic pressure, the force exerted when the heart is at rest ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Heart failure happens when the heart can't pump enough blood ...

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 ...

Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of mortality in patients with DMD. Compared with their healthy counterparts, patients with DMD — including those with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ...

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.

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 ...

"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 ...

Echocardiographic data analysis demonstrated favorable impact of atrioventricular interval modulation (“AVIM”) therapy on MODERATO II study patients with diastolic dysfunction, a key component in the ...