The question thus becomes, What is intrinsic to this condition, and what is an incidental aspect of the presentation? How should researchers identify the patients to be studied? As explained by Rajesh ...

The benefit of beta-blockers after myocardial infarction in patients with a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ...

Ejection fraction (EF) measures the amount of blood pumped out of your heart's lower chambers, or ventricles. It's the percentage of blood that leaves your ventricle when your heart contracts. The ...

Heart failure is a heterogeneous syndrome. Approximately 30–50% of patients with heart failure have normal or near normal left ventricle function. Several epidemiological studies confirm that the ...

ORLANDO, Fla., March 7, 2005 - Beta-blockers, medications that block the action of certain hormones on the heart, can benefit patients with certain serious heart problems such as diastolic heart ...

A major analysis led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), in collaboration with international institutions, has pooled data from 17,801 myocardial infarction survivors ...

The answer is very clear that if you have MI and preserved EF, there is no benefit of using a beta-blocker. Sripal Bangalore ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Low-normal ejection fraction in Black participants was linked to an increased risk for incident HF ...

If you practice inpatient medicine, you've managed patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Formerly known as diastolic dysfunction, HFpEF is borderline ubiquitous on the ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...