Background Both Takotsubo syndrome (TS) and ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are conditions characterised by the ...

Nocturnal hypertension is an important predictor of the progression of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with diabetes without HF. An important predictor for the progression of left ...

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) today shared new clinical findings from a novel U.S. pilot study of its Abiomed unit’s Impella 5 ...

Vancouver, BC - The PET and Recovery Following Revascularization (PARR-2) trial showed that, among patients with severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, those who received fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) ...

Patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing TAVI for aortic stenosis who experience an improvement in their ventricle’s function achieve mid-term mortality similar to that seen among ...

High levels of inflammatory biomarkers are associated with a higher incidence of acute heart failure (HF), increased risk of readmission, and higher mortality. 1 There is also a strong correlation ...

In a 4.3-year follow-up study, few asymptomatic patients with preclinical left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) progressed to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), with a ...

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 ...