Men and women, aged 20–80 years, with a history of stage 1 or 2 essential hypertension (mean BP measurement of >140 mm Hg systolic or >90 mm Hg diastolic) were screened for inclusion by assessing ...

Retrograde catheterization showed a pulmonary-capillary-left-ventricle diastolic gradient of 13 mm. of mercury, a calculated valve area of 1.0 square centimeter and no regurgitation at angiography.

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 ...

Diastolic heart failure is defined clinically when signs and symptoms of heart failure are present in the presence of preserved left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction >45%). The ...

Our recent research explored the impact of inflammation on LVDD, highlighting a strong relationship between inflammatory responses and cardiac remodeling in individuals with LVDD. 5 These findings ...

During embryonic development, the right ventricle is formed from the secondary heart field into a crescent-shaped, thin-walled structure. 6 It is the most anterior heart chamber, sitting just beneath ...

Aortic regurgitation occurs when blood flows retrograde (backwards) across the aortic valve from the aorta into the left ventricle during diastole. This abnormal backflow of blood leads to pathologic ...

Diastolic dysfunction is a heart condition that affects the organ’s capacity to fill with an adequate amount of blood during diastole. Diastole is the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart relaxes ...

Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of mortality in patients with DMD. Compared with their healthy counterparts, patients with DMD — including those with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Patients with COVID-19 had impaired left ventricular ...

Aim Differentiating physiological cardiac hypertrophy from pathology is challenging when the athlete presents with extreme anthropometry. While upper normal limits exist for maximal left ventricular ...