What Is Diastolic Dysfunction and Diastolic Heart Failure?

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us What Is Diastolic Dysfunction and Diastolic Heart Failure?  Diastolic heart failure, and its precursor condition diastolic dysfunction, have been recognized only relatively recently as important and common causes of heart problems. Read about what they are, and how they are currently being managed. Also - Recognizing signs of a heart attack. Richard N. Fogoros, M.D. Heart Disease Expert What Is Diastolic Dysfunction and Diastolic Heart Failure? Diastolic dysfunction and diastolic heart failure occur when the heart's ventricles become too stiff, leading to impaired filling of the ventricles. READ NOW Share Could You Be Having A Heart Attack? How To Tell, And What To Do. The most important step in surviving a heart attack is to recognize when you might be having one. Here is what to look for, and what to do about it. READ NOW Share Why Being a Little Overweight May Be Okay Instead of being a major risk factor, some studies suggest that having a slightly elevated BMI score may actually improve health. READ NOW Share PVCs: Cause for Alarm or a Normal Occurrence? The medical significance of premature ventricular complexes (also known as PVCs), and how they should be evaluated and treated. READ NOW Share Secret Cardiology on Facebook  Here is a Facebook page featuring issues related to your heart, that your cardiologist would rather not talk about.  READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • 9 Fitness Trainer Tricks You Can Do Too • Soar Through Your Barre Workout With AntiGravity's AIRBARRE • 6 Delicious Egg Substitutes • 10 Super Easy Ways to Improve Your Diet • 15 Delicious, Heart-Healthy Superfoods • 6 Smart Ways to Zazzle Up Greek Yogurt • Living with Unrefreshing Sleep in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome • Can Eating Chocolate Help Your IBS? Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Heart Disease newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved