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"), ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Michael Gotthardt at the Max Delbrück Center and collaborators are developing a drug to treat a common type of heart failure ...

Honey offers potential heart benefits, including a possible reduction in systolic blood pressure due to its antioxidants and minerals that aid blood v ...

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 ...

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 ...