It is a common perception that approximately 50% of heart failure (HF) patients present with a normal or near-normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction ("HF with preserved systolic function"), ...

To the Editor: In their Video in Clinical Medicine, Prada et al. (Nov. 24 issue) 1 summarize the assessment of right ventricular systolic function with cardiac ultrasonography. Even though the ...

The heart is a muscle like no other, beating 60 to 100 times per minute on average, around the clock. But when it grows weak, it can lead to serious problems: from debilitating shortness of breath and ...

Systolic congestive heart failure, or systolic heart failure, is a type of heart failure that involves the left side of the heart. As the left side of the heart begins losing some function, it loses ...

Right ventricular systolic function evaluated through VO2 max is a more accurate measure of functional capacity of persons with heart failure compared with left ventricular systolic function. This ...

New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that team sports are a highly effective and potentially life-extending ...

A study involving 281 elite athletes from Australia and Belgium has found that one in six has cardiac measures that would normally suggest reduced heart function. Genetic analysis further revealed ...

A novel pill that blocks the hormone aldosterone shows promise for lowering blood pressure and potentially delaying the ...