Understanding more about the gut microbiome and how it may affect the development and treatment of heart failure could lead to a more personalized approach to managing the condition, a new review ...

When the heart struggles to pump efficiently, a cascade of events unfolds. Fluid accumulates in the lungs and extremities. Breathing becomes labored. Simple activities like climbing stairs or carrying ...

Of the estimated five million patients in the U.S. diagnosed with heart failure annually, nearly half will have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Also known as diastolic heart ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...

Phenotyping patients can help to identify potential heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) as well as improve patient outcomes.

From the traditional view, the hemodynamic point of view, HF is defined as a pathophysiologic condition in which impaired cardiac performance is responsible for the heart's inability, at normal ...

During embryonic development, the right ventricle is formed from the secondary heart field into a crescent-shaped, thin-walled structure. 6 It is the most anterior heart chamber, sitting just beneath ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Neuro-endocrine tumors (NET) resulting in syndromes of serotonin excess can lead to cardiac involvement, ...