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A review of 36 studies concluded heavy alcohol users who cut back to moderate intake lowered their systolic blood pressure by ...

Heart failure with normal systolic function has been equated to diastolic heart failure (DHF). DHF appears to be quite common in the elderly, especially in elderly women with hypertension.

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Over one billion adults around the world have hypertension (high blood pressure), a condition that affects nearly half of the adult population in some areas.

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%).

Diastolic dysfunction occurs when the left ventricular myocardium is non-compliant and not able to accept blood return in a normal fashion from the left atrium. This can be a normal physiologic ...

SRD-002 is under clinical development by Sardocor and currently in Phase II for Diastolic Heart Failure (HFpEF).

Diastolic murmurs are graded on a scale of 1 to 4, while systolic murmurs are graded on a scale of 1 to 6. Often, grade 1 systolic/diastolic murmurs are not discernible to inexperienced clinicians ...

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HS-135 is under clinical development by 35Pharma and currently in Phase I for Diastolic Heart Failure (HFpEF).

Persistent smoking from age 10 through 24 years is associated with increased odds of premature cardiac and structural injury.