In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Ali N. Zaidi and W. Aaron Kay from Columbus Ohio Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, The Heart Center, Nationwide Children's ...

Distinct demographic, systemic sclerosis-specific, and cardiac factors are linked to a higher risk for left ventricular ...

Because life expectancy and the prevalence of risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes are rising globally, heart failure (HF) is growing into a major health problem. Impairment of left ...

Focused cardiac ultrasonography is a practical, transthoracic, qualitative or semiquantitative means of assessing cardiac size, structure, and function that is performed and interpreted by the ...

Systolic heart failure is when the left ventricle of your heart, which pumps a lot of your blood, becomes weak. (Photo Credit: cono0430/Shutterstock) What Are the Common Causes of Systolic Heart ...

Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of mortality in patients with DMD. Compared with their healthy counterparts, patients with DMD — including those with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ...

Background: Prolonged steady state exercise can lead to a decrease in left ventricular (LV) function as well as promote the release of cardiac troponin T (cTnT). There is limited information on the ...

Patients with diabetes, multivessel coronary artery disease, and left ventricular dysfunction fare significantly better when treated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery instead of PCI, a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 4D model-guided cardiac resynchronization lead placement improved left ventricular function vs. standard care.

LBBB is linked to electrical abnormalities, causing inefficient heart pumping, dilation, and systolic dysfunction. The study found LBBB associated with increased heart failure risk, surpassing other ...