Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a clinical syndrome, which accounts for about 50% of patients with heart failure (HF). The morbidity and mortality associated with HFpEF is ...

We report a case of a woman in her 50s who presented with a left lacunar infarct and was incidentally found to have congenital absence of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery (ICA). This rare ...

WASHINGTON—The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has published a comprehensive roadmap that details the use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) to guide structural heart ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has published a comprehensive roadmap that details the use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) to guide structural heart disease ...

A landmark randomized, placebo-controlled trial provides the clearest evidence to date that shunt surgery benefits patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), a condition long ...

Cerebrospinal fluid shunting improved walking speed, gait, and balance in older adults with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus. An open-shunt valve setting led to no significant improvements in ...

Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus is a neurologic disorder characterized by impaired gait, balance, cognition, and bladder control in older adults. The disorder is treated with shunt surgery, ...

Background: While transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is usually technically feasible, certain anatomical subtypes such as long-tunnel PFOs can present considerable challenges. Due ...

People with scarring of the liver (cirrhosis) may develop high pressure in the portal vein (the vein that carries blood from the gut to the liver). This high pressure results in abnormally dilated ...

Introduction Intrathoracic shunt quantification is a major factor for appropriate clinical management of heart and pulmonary diseases. Intracardiac shunts quantified by pulmonary to systemic output ...