Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are at a higher risk of developing heart failure compared with the healthy population. In recent landmark clinical trials, sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2 ...

This app can detect early signs of heart failure in 7 seconds — and was invented by a 14-year-old from Texas By . Diana Bruk. Published June 5, 2025, 7:30 p.m. ET.

Heart attacks don’t always strike suddenly and violently out of nowhere. In fact, the earliest signs of a heart attack can present weeks before the heart attack itself, giving you time to seek ...

The heart consists of 4 chambers--2 atria (upper chambers) and 2 ventricles (lower chambers). Blood passes through a valve as it leaves each chamber of the heart. The valves prevent the backward flow ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US, claiming the lives of about 700,000 Americans each year. Heart health is influenced by several lifestyle factors , including diet, exercise ...

When we think about heart health, we often imagine dramatic scenarios—like heart attacks or chest pains—but did you know that some of the most common habits we have could be silently ...

You may have a normal heart function or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. An ejection fraction of 40% to 54%: The heart's pumping ability is a little below normal. An ejection fraction ...

The squeaky systolic murmur of aortic stenosis usually is loudest in the apical region, left sternal border or lower precordium and thus diverts attention from the aortic valve.

Blocked heart arteries are a major cause of heart problems globally. Early signs include chest pain, shortness of breath, unusual tiredness, dizziness, irregular heartbeat, and pain in other body ...

Signs of Weak Heart: Your heart is the engine of your body that keeps your system running.In a day the heart pumps nearly 100,000 times in order to circulate around 2,000 gallons of blood to each ...

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The heart was enlarged and weighed (with pericardium and entire aorta) 1000 gm. There were no gross signs of chronic rheumatic endocarditis. All valves were normal.