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 ...
To distinguish the two groups, you really need to see the echocardiogram and the measurement of LVEF. "That doesn't preclude that these medications could have a longer-term benefit—maybe the ...
Background Patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) frequently develop late complications despite early surgical ...
Background Secondary tricuspid regurgitation (TR) often develops or persists following left-sided valve surgery. However, its ...
Through a deep-learning model, researchers have shown that ordinary ECG images can be leveraged to identify patients with an LV ejection fraction below 40%. Their approach also appears able to ...
Heart failure sounds alarming—and rightfully so. Yet approximately 6.5 million Americans currently live with this condition, many with the specific variant called systolic heart failure, and a ...
Patients with either systolic (HFrEF) or diastolic (HFpEF) heart failure usually present in the same way. Common signs and symptoms include the following: worsening fatigue; dyspnea on exertion, which ...