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 ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of adult death worldwide, making cardiovascular disease diagnosis and management a global ...

Severe hypothyroidism is associated with a high burden of systolic/diastolic ventricular dysfunction and myocardial ...

Patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) who are found to have signs of left ventricular dysfunction may benefit from anticoagulation to prevent a further stroke, a new exploratory ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subclinical left ventricular abnormalities in SSc impact survival and increase dyspnea risk. LV ejection ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) does not reduce all-cause mortality or heart failure hospitalization in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction and extensive coronary artery disease ...

Rochester, Minnesota—Left ventricular dysfunction is the medical name for a weak heart pump. It's a condition that impacts about 9% of people over the age of 60. Paul Friedman, M.D., a cardiologist at ...

Left ventricular noncompaction is characterized by deep trabeculations in the LV endocardium in association with left ventricular hypertrophy, dilation or hypertrophy/dilation. Noncompaction of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HF and LV dysfunction affect about 9% of adults aged 60 years and older, and there are effective treatments to ...

Panel A shows a cross-section of a normal heart (top) and an endomyocardial biopsy sample from a normal heart (bottom; with hematoxylin and eosin staining) that shows normal histologic characteristics ...