An enzyme called Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 5 is a key factor in protein quality in heart muscle cellsA disrupted protein ...

Stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (apical ballooning syndrome ... On examination the patient was alert and oriented. Her heart rate was 65 bpm, blood pressure 138/71 mmHg, and oxygen ...

The Johns Hopkins Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure Service is dedicated to helping patients living with cardiomyopathy manage their condition through education and support services.

A restrictive cardiomyopathy results in severe diastolic congestive heart failure with intact systolic function. This is due to significantly impaired left ventricular relaxation, which results in ...

The case of a 39 year old African American woman with polymyositis, cardiomyopathy, and severe heart failure who had orthotopic heart transplantation is described. Review of the literature reveals ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is also known as also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, broken-heart syndrome or apical-ballooning syndrome and occurs with a sudden increase in sympathetic nervous ...

The etiologies and pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with heart failure (HF) remain to be defined. Thus, exploring specific diagnosis biomarkers and mechanisms is urgently needed to improve ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a left ventricular dysfunction that typically occurs after ... On admission, her blood pressure was 174/95 mm Hg, heart rate was 81 beats per minute (bpm), her saturation ...

Third, the study was small, and absolute event rates were low. Nevertheless, it offered some evidence that amiodarone might reduce the incidence of sudden death in high risk patients with hypertrophic ...