The key to treating congestive heart failure is addressing the underlying causes, and treatment is highly tailored to each patient's needs. Chris Bell, an acute care nurse practitioner who specializes ...

After an evaluation that rules out an acute coronary syndrome, she receives a diagnosis of heart failure ... objective evidence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction or raised left ventricular ...

What Is Diastolic Heart Failure? A classic example of diastolic ... tachycardia, and signs of congestive failure such as rales in the lungs, and an elevated jugular venous pressure.

Subsequent studies have documented its role in the prevention and treatment of several other CV diseases, including congestive heart failure (CHF), remodelling after acute myocardial infarction ...

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly common across the heart failure ... right ventricular failure after LVAD implantation not related to the intrinsic right ventricular function.

According to ADHERE (Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry), 47% of the patients ... with mildly depressed LV systolic dysfunction and significant diastolic HF and can progress to severe ...

Aim In the clinical setting of acute myocarditis, existing guidelines recommend refraining from moderate-intensity to high-intensity sports for 3–6 months, yet the extent to which these ...

People can experience heart failure differently. Sometimes symptoms appear suddenly, and sometimes they develop slowly over time. The most common heart failure symptoms are shortness of breath and ...