The diagnosis and treatment of isolated diastolic failure is often a challenge, since the symptoms are so similar to systolic heart failure. It is important to distinguish between diastolic heart ...

Recently, while preparing an updated presentation to the Saint Louis University cardiology fellows on "diastolic dysfunction," the Skeptical Cardiologist came across a document entitled "What Does ...

Because life expectancy and the prevalence of risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes are rising globally, heart failure (HF) is growing into a major health problem. Impairment of left ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

June 27, 2011 (Cleveland, Ohio) — Nearly two-thirds of outpatients with a normal LVEF when referred for echocardiography also had LV diastolic dysfunction, and moderate or severe diastolic dysfunction ...

What Is Diastolic Heart Failure? If you have diastolic heart failure, the left ventricle of your heart has become stiff and bulky. So, your heart can’t fill up with as much blood as it needs. Less ...