Chronotropic assessment in heart failure management centres on evaluating the heart’s ability to modulate its rate in response to physiological demands. Chronotropic incompetence, defined by a blunted ...

In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and chronotropic incompetence, indexed left ventricular systolic volume (iLVESV) may predict those who could benefit most from ...

Short-term withdrawal of beta-blockers improved exercise outcomes in certain patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), according to a small randomized trial. After 2 weeks ...

After years of testing at multiple hospitals that could not explain his intense symptoms, this long-distance runner finally found answers.

Table I shows the clinical characteristics of the study groups. The characteristics of SCH patients and control cases were similar with regard to age, sex, and BMI except for TSH levels. Serum TSH ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Rate-adaptive atrial pacing to increase heart rate during exercise is not a useful strategy in patients who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and chronotropic ...

A small randomized trial is once again raising questions about the use of beta-blockers in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), this time zeroing in on patients who ...