The key to treating congestive heart failure is addressing the underlying causes, and treatment is highly tailored to each patient's needs. Chris Bell, an acute care nurse practitioner who specializes ...

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly common across the heart failure ... right ventricular failure after LVAD implantation not related to the intrinsic right ventricular function.

According to ADHERE (Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry), 47% of the patients ... with mildly depressed LV systolic dysfunction and significant diastolic HF and can progress to severe ...

Researchers discovered that ALPK2, a heart-specific enzyme, may protect against HFpEF by activating TPM1 in heart muscle ...

Joanne Matos, 37, was born with an enlarged heart and has congestive heart failure. Despite a stroke and two silent heart ...

Diastolic heart failure is common in the elderly, particularly women. Previous studies on the value of brain natriuretic peptide in diastolic dysfunction have been largely limited to male subjects.

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is associated with frequent ... dysfunction and those with preserved LV systolic function or diastolic dysfunction. The management of HTN in patients with CHF is ...

Researchers from the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine identified an enzyme, alpha-kinase 2 (ALPK2) that is ...

Landing in the hospital with COVID or the flu can put your heart health at dire risk, a new study suggests.Adults hospi ...

For patients with heart failure, a greater focus on medication management may be needed in order to mitigate exacerbations caused by certain drugs.