The present results indicate that after multivariable adjustment TAPSE ≤ 14 mm as a measure of RV dysfunction was strongly associated with prevalent CKD as well as risk for death in outpatients with ...

AbstractThere is unequivocal evidence that exercise results in considerable health benefits. These are the result of positive hormonal, metabolic, neuronal, and structural changes brought about by the ...

Patients who have right ventricular dysfunction around the time of TAVR have an elevated cardiovascular mortality risk 1 year later, a new study shows. The relationship was seen regardless of when RV ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this cross-sectional study utilizing electrocardiography (ECG) and 2D echocardiography, Munje and colleagues ...

WASHINGTON -- Abiomed Inc., a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today announced clinical trial results from RECOVER RIGHT, an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study of ...

Prepregnancy counseling, assembling multidisciplinary care teams, and referring to centers with expertise are critical in ...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) and heart failure are the same thing. Both terms describe the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to service the body's needs. The term congestive simply ...

Repairing small, seemingly benign holes in a child's heart may be more clinically important than previously thought, as dysfunction could be lurking out of sight. These are the findings from a new ...

Children with congenital complete atrioventricular block often require lifelong pacemaker therapy. Although such therapy restores a normal heart rate, it also results in dyssynchronous left ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction are important predictors of prognosis in heart failure (HF). We investigated the relationship between RV dysfunction and CKD in ...