The normal function of the human myocardium requires the proper generation ... and infiltrative deficiencies of the heart muscle. Mitochondrial and enzyme defects predominate as disease-related ...

Despite remarkable success in treatments, many interventions are palliative rather than curative, and patients often develop cardiac complications, including heart failure (HF). HF management in the ...

Preferential expression of genes associated with the embryonic ventricle ... to the myocardium, yet nominal adaptations could alternatively lead to decompensated heart failure.

ventricular-vascular stiffening, renal dysfunction, and pulmonary hypertension may be particularly relevant to the pathophysiology heart failure in patients with preserved ejection fraction ...

Doxazosin remains a commonly used antihypertensive medication, although its use has been tainted by recent findings from the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack ...

which is a risk factor for heart failure. This risk can be mitigated through managing RA and other lifestyle changes. Inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) primarily affects the joints ...

Among other findings, Get With The Guidelines—Heart Failure data challenged longstanding assumptions that individuals with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction had more favorable ...

A 50-year-old man with palpitations and right ventricle enlargement, initially diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, was referred to our clinic for further evaluation.

If you have heart failure, you may feel weak and fatigued during the day. The illness can also affect you during the night. Here’s what to do about it. Quality sleep allows the body to rest and ...

For patients with heart failure and reduced or mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, iron deficiency is common and associated with more severe symptoms, worse quality of life and an ...

Heart disease refers to any problem affecting the heart, such as coronary artery disease, arrhythmia, and heart failure ... such as the absence of a ventricle or problems with unusual connections ...

Fischer et al. conduct a comprehensive meta-analysis to investigate the effects of modulating myocardial metabolism in heart failure. Contrary to the common notion, they discover that stimulating ...