Almost three-quarters of all heart failure patients who are older than 65 have heart failure
with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The proportion and hospitalization rate of patients …

SEPARATION from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) after cardiac surgery is a progressive
transition from full mechanical circulatory and respiratory support to spontaneous …

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is a standard diagnostic and monitoring
tool employed in the management of patients undergoing an entire spectrum of cardiac …

Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome that involves structural changes in the heart, leading
to a decrease in cardiac output, mainly caused by myocardial infarction (MI), which is the …

Background: Major determinants of blood pressure (BP) include sex and age. In youth,
females have lower BP than males, yet in advanced age, more pronounced BP increases …

Appropriate perioperative patient care requires that the perioperative physician be alerted to
the presence of diastolic dysfunction, be knowledgeable of the diastolic dysfunction grading …

Cigarette smoking behaviors are harmful and cause one out of ten deaths due to
cardiovascular disease. As population sizes grow and number of cigarette smokers …

Introduction The accurate measurement of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) requires
high‐quality images and echocardiography expertise. Critically ill patients can present …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) is a diagnosis encountered with
increasing frequency in the aging population. We present a case of postoperative pulmonary …

As the population ages, the prevalence of diastolic dysfunction and heart failure with
preserved ejection fraction is rising. The presentation and management of these patients is …