Degenerative aortic stenosis (AS) has become the most common valvular heart disease and the definitive treatment of symptomatic, severe AS is surgical valve replacement. In the absence of symptoms, ...

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"), ...

However, the confounding effect of LV geometric pattern on the relation between LV mass and systolic function has never been examined. Thus, the independent relation between LV mass and midwall ...

Group 3 – Severely impaired relaxation 1 (3.6%) 2 (11.1%) 7 (38.9%) 8 (44.4%) Values are number of subjects (%). Impaired relaxation (group 1) indicates low age-specific E:A and normal E:E'; elevated ...

Background: Prolonged steady state exercise can lead to a decrease in left ventricular (LV) function as well as promote the release of cardiac troponin T (cTnT). There is limited information on the ...

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 ...

Concerning the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep related breathing disorders and their prevalence in patients with atrial fibrillation, the authors themselves emphasize ...

Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome affecting around 70 million individuals globally. It has a prevalence of 2% in ...

Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of mortality in patients with DMD. Compared with their healthy counterparts, patients with DMD — including those with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ...

Paris, France - 01 Sept 2019: Illicit performance-enhancing steroids can cause the heart to thicken and reduce its ability to function, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 ...