Early report on modular BioVAT patches in advanced stage C or D disease ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...

Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure and cardiovascular death among patients with chronic heart failure and a left ventricular ...

Rochester, Minnesota—Left ventricular dysfunction is the medical name for a weak heart pump. It's a condition that impacts about 9% of people over the age of 60. Paul Friedman, M.D., a cardiologist at ...

Ventricular resection can significantly improve your life span if you have severe heart failure due to an enlarged left ventricle. If you have an enlarged heart (also known as cardiomegaly), it means ...

Certain heart conditions, including a heart attack, may contribute to an enlarged heart. In these instances, a doctor may recommend left ventricular reconstructive surgery to prevent further ...

Multicenter randomized trial (n=200) assigned LBBP versus BiVP for CRT in LBBB with LVEF ≤35%, using time to death or HF hospitalization as primary endpoint. Event rates favored LBBP, reducing death ...

Left sided heart failure occurs when there is weakness or damage in the left side of the heart. Right sided heart failure develops when there is weakness of the muscles in the right side of the heart.

Ventricular resection is a type of open-heart surgery to reshape and resize the heart. The surgery may help to improve survival in people with heart failure. Ventricular resection is a surgical ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...