Patients enrolled in the ISCHEMIA trial with a history of heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction randomized to invasive management with either PCI or CABG surgery had significantly better ...

The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer-reviewed. Impaired left ventricular (LV) myocardial strain observed in patients with obstructive ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction on optimal medical therapy for HF, undergoing PCI ...

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 ...

"This study showed that RV function, including RV strain, decreases over time despite preserved LV ejection fraction, and is associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes. RV function may be more ...