The left ventricle (LV) adapts to haemodynamic demands by altering its size, shape and wall thickness, a process collectively referred to as geometric remodelling. In response to pressure overload, ...

Left ventricular hypertrophy, a thickening in the main pump chamber of the heart, strikes African Americans at a higher rate. Even though heart failure sounds as if the heart has completely stopped ...

Panel A shows a cross-section of a normal heart (top) and an endomyocardial biopsy sample from a normal heart (bottom; with hematoxylin and eosin staining) that shows normal histologic characteristics ...

A 61-year-old man of West African descent presented with chest pain syndrome and deep inverted precordial T-waves on 12-lead ECG. Two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated focal left ventricular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LV hypertrophy without high BP increased risk for CV events, CV death and HF hospitalization. The dual ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two weeks of metoprolol improved left ventricular outflow tract gradients, symptoms and quality of life compared ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an underdiagnosed genetic disorder, resulting from mutations in sarcomeric proteins. It has a highly variable clinical presentation, with some individuals remaining ...

A heart surgeon details the silent progression of hypertension, highlighting subtle signs often missed by both men and women.