Hypertension is believed to be the single greatest factor influencing the development of heart failure, particularly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, also known as diastolic heart ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have discovered a new mechanism for slowing scarring of heart tissue - a process known as cardiac fibrosis. Fibrosis of the heart occurs in ...

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 ...

– Presentation highlights beneficial effects of chronic EDG-7500 treatment in preventing diastolic dysfunction in an animal model of non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) – “EDG-7500 is a ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has limited treatment options and remains a medical challenge. HFpEF is characterized by diastolic dysfunction with a normal ejection fraction.

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 ...