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"), ...
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 ...
The heart is a muscle like no other, beating 60 to 100 times per minute on average, around the clock. But when it grows weak, it can lead to serious problems: from debilitating shortness of breath and ...
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What To Know about Systolic 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, it loses ...
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With the help of AI, doctors might be able to detect heart disease before it becomes audible to the human ear.
Beta-blockers have been the cornerstone of treatment for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy for almost 6 years. Recent ...
Editor's note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape's Long COVID Resource Center. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) increased markers of heart function in a small randomized, ...
Patients with either systolic (HFrEF) or diastolic (HFpEF) heart failure usually present in the same way. Common signs and symptoms include the following: worsening fatigue; dyspnea on exertion, which ...
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