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.

It is a common perception that approximately 50% of heart failure (HF) patients present with a normal or near-normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction ("HF with preserved systolic function"), ...

Patterns of care in renal cell carcinoma (RCC): Impact of duration of first-line (1L) treatment on second-line (2L) treatment choice. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting ...

"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 ...

Columbus-based Ohio State University’s Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital is the first in the world to study the clinical benefits of a device used to treat diastolic heart failure. Diastolic heart ...

A mouse study of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) found male-female differences at the cellular level. The findings could have implications for how HFpEF is treated in women ...

M ore than 6 million adults in the United States have heart failure. Of these, about half have diastolic heart failure and the other half have systolic heart failure. In February 2021, the U.S. Food ...

Of the estimated five million patients in the U.S. diagnosed with heart failure annually, nearly half will have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Also known as diastolic heart ...

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 ...

To help manage pulse pressure, you can start by making heart-healthy lifestyle changes. Eating more fruits, vegetables, and ...