and diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) should be below 80 mm Hg to help reduce the risk for heart attack and stroke. The chart below outlines the four categories, blood pressure ranges, and ...

Researchers discovered that ALPK2, a heart-specific enzyme, may protect against HFpEF by activating TPM1 in heart muscle ...

Diastolic heart failure is common in the elderly, particularly women. Previous studies on the value of brain natriuretic peptide in diastolic dysfunction have been largely limited to male subjects.

Age-related changes in vascular and cardiac function might also be contributing factors in the higher incidence of diastolic heart failure in the elderly population. The compliance of the aorta ...

Researchers from the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine identified an enzyme, alpha-kinase 2 (ALPK2) that is ...

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 ...

The first refers to systolic blood pressure, which is the force of the blood against artery walls when the heart beats. The second refers to diastolic blood pressure, which is the force of the ...

Research by GlobalData estimates that by the end of this year, the global market for diastolic heart failure treatments is set to reach $56m, with that figure estimated to rise to $3.5bn by the ...