The tools may help address underdiagnosis in this area, though there is still room for improvement in screening performance.

Diastolic dysfunction arises when the left ventricle fails to relax or fill normally during diastole, often despite a preserved ejection fraction. This impairment leads to elevated filling pressures, ...

Vancouver, BC - The PET and Recovery Following Revascularization (PARR-2) trial showed that, among patients with severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, those who received fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) ...

ACE inhibitors are well-established for limiting morbidity and mortality after MI, particularly in patients with LV dysfunction, heart failure, or both. To test the hypothesis that an ...

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 ...

Routine cardiac markers such as left ventricular ejection fraction and NT-proBNP, even when only mildly abnormal, can predict ...

Heart failure (HF) remains a pressing health concern, with rising prevalence globally. Subjectivity and ambiguity in the definition of HF and its antecedent stages have limited research, global ...