Research from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital suggests tai chi exercise may improve the quality of life for patients with systolic ...

Chicago, IL - Prolongation of the QRS interval, an electrocardiographic marker for ventricular dyssynchrony, is present in more than a third of low-LVEF patients hospitalized for acute heart failure ...

The Phase 2b SEISMiC Extension Study showed istaroxime significantly improved systolic blood pressure over six hours compared to placebo. Windtree plans to present detailed study findings, including ...

It is a common perception that approximately 50% of heart failure (HF) patients present with a normal or near-normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction ("HF with preserved systolic function"), ...

Each month, The Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. The American Heart ...

The heart is a muscle like no other, beating 60 to 100 times per minute on average, around the clock. But when it grows weak, it can lead to serious problems: from debilitating shortness of breath and ...

The study involved 7 children weighing 8 kg to 30 kg; all children survived, 5 to transplant and 1 to recovery. HealthDay News — The Jarvik 2015 left ventricular assist device (LVAD) seems promising ...

Following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, targeting mild hypercapnia vs normocapnia during IMV was linked to less right ventricular dysfunction.

Heart failure occurs when the heart can't pump blood as well as it should. It can affect either the left side of the heart (left-sided heart failure) or the right side (right-sided heart failure).

Incidence of cardiotoxicity after high cumulative dose of anthracyclines in adult patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arterial stiffness and aortic ...