Background: Atrial fibrillation (Afib) that occurs after a successful atrial flutter (AFL) ablation may negate the potential benefits of the ablation. Afib occurs more often when severe left ...

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 ...

Although the effect on total mortality is unknown, findings suggest that implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) could decrease the occurrence of sudden cardiac death in patients with ...

Impact of Age and Primary Disease Site on Outcome in Women With Low-Grade Serous Carcinoma of the Ovary or Peritoneum: Results of a Large Single-Institution Registry of a Rare Tumor LVSD was frequent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ECGs analyzed by AI identified left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients who presented to the ED with ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Women with HIV have a higher risk for several cardiac ...

Focused cardiac ultrasonography is a point-of-care, qualitative or semiquantitative means of assessing cardiac size, structure, and function that is performed and interpreted by the clinician at the ...

ENTRESTO The FDA has approved Entresto for the treatment of symptomatic heart failure with systemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction in pediatric patients aged 1 year and older. The Food and Drug ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Heart failure happens when the heart can't pump enough blood ...

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 ...