The study was conducted at one dialysis clinic in a regional hospital in Taiwan. All routine hemodialysis patients in this hospital were included except 6 patients refusing ABI-form device ...

Durham, NC - Heart failure with preserved systolic function is common among patients with non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE ACS), a new analysis of the CRUSADE database shows.

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Systolic congestive heart failure involves the left side of your heart losing its ability to pump effectively.Common symptoms include shortness of breath, ...

Whether revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can improve event-free survival and left ventricular function in patients with severe ischemic left ventricular systolic ...

Hands holding chest with symptom heart attack disease Researchers examined the relationship between a drop in systolic BP, worsening renal function, and prognosis in people with acute heart failure.

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"), ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio Treatment with immune globulin led to ...

Right ventricular systolic function evaluated through VO2 max is a more accurate measure of functional capacity of persons with heart failure compared with left ventricular systolic function. This ...

In the phase 2 SEISMiC trial, istaroxime met its primary endpoint of improving systolic BP profile at 6 hours in patients with cardiogenic shock, according to the topline results announced by Windtree ...

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a form of acute and sometimes severe cardiac degeneration that leads to clinical heart failure during pregnancy or in the early postpartum period. The disorder is ...

Cardiac MRI scan FGF23 levels may be associated with lower LV systolic function, higher LV mass, and lower LA function. Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels may be associated with lower left ...