H eart failure (HF) remains the leading discharge diagnosis among patients 65 ≥ years of age
Diltiazem is an oral and parenteral non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
Overview What is this medication? DILTIAZEM (dil TYE a zem) treats high blood pressure and prevents chest pain (angina)
Clinical effect of diltiazem in patients with diastolic heart failure [J]
TnT-I79N and TnT-I79N diltiazem show increased systolic function and increased LV stiffness under basal conditions
1, 2 Nearly half of the estimated 6 million HF patients in the United States have diastolic HF or HF