The ECG shows sinus rhythm at 84 beats per minute with a left anterior fascicular block. Echocardiography demonstrates mild ...
Incidence of cardiotoxicity after high cumulative dose of anthracyclines in adult patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arterial stiffness and aortic ...
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, also referred to as diastolic heart failure, causes almost one-half of the 5 million cases of heart failure in the United States. It is more common ...
Lander, MDKey TakeawaysHeart failure happens when the heart can’t pump enough blood throughout the body.Chronic heart failure ...
The aim of the PEP-CHF trial was to assess the benefits of the ACE inhibitor perindopril vs placebo in elderly patients with chronic heart failure but without major LV dysfunction ie, with moderate ...
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for nearly half of all heart failure cases and remains a major clinical and therapeutic challenge. Despite having preserved systolic ...
A multi-omic Stanford study finds that depletion of anti-inflammatory Bifidobacterium and its cardioprotective metabolite ...
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 ...
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 ...