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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
If you're suffering from chronic systolic heart failure, tai chi may help. Although it may not improve your performance on a six-minute walk test, it may improve your mood, your daily activity and ...
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"), ...
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 ...
The SGLT2 inhibitor medicines have changed how heart failure is managed. Originally sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were used to lower blood sugar levels in people who have type 2 ...
In a breakthrough for diagnostics, scientists have created an easy and effective test that identifies a heart failure ...
Dual angiotensin receptor and neprilysin inhibition as an alternative to angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibition in patients with chronic systolic heart failure: rationale for and design of the ...