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 ...

Diastolic heart failure is defined clinically when signs and symptoms of heart failure are present in the presence of preserved left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction >45%).

In the Systolic Heart Failure Treatment with the If Inhibitor Ivabradine Trial (SHIFT), ivabradine treatment resulted in a significant (18%) reduction in cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization ...

People who have early signs of heart problems may also have changes in brain health that can be early signs of dementia, such ...

Heart failure sounds alarming—and rightfully so. Yet approximately 6.5 million Americans currently live with this condition, many with the specific variant called systolic heart failure ...

Aims The epidemiology of the five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in systolic heart failure (HF) patients has predominantly been described in hospitalized White patients, with little known ...

Beta-blockers are used to treat hypertension, tachyarrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, and systolic congestive heart failure. Other less common indications include anxiety, migraine headache ...

The PROMPT trials evaluate the influence of electronic health alerts for informing appropriate, evidence-based therapies to patients with cardiovascular conditions.