Left ventricular diastolic function becomes abnormal in myocardial diseases, and with the worsening of diastolic function, filling pressure rises even in the setting of preserved ejection fraction 1.

Patients who responded positively to shunt treatment experienced more beneficial changes in their heart's structure and function compared with nonresponders. After 2 years of follow-up, a post hoc ...

Globally, the number of individuals with hypertension has more than doubled in the last three decades, significantly increasing the burden of cardiovascular disease, and approximately half of these ...

Frequent exercise doesn't just strengthen the heart—it also changes the nerves that control it, according to new research which could guide more targeted and effective care for common heart problems.

Heart failure is when the heart does not pump enough blood around the body. Biventricular heart failure is when chambers on both sides of the heart, known as ventricles, are affected. Doctors classify ...

People with heart failure don't always experience obvious symptoms. In some cases, they may mistake common signs like fatigue and coughing for another condition, such as a respiratory illness. But you ...