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"), ...
Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome affecting around 70 million individuals globally. It has a prevalence of 2% in ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Clinical trials of therapies for heart failure (HF) are usually performed in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). The ...
On Wednesday, Windtree Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:WINT) released topline results from its Phase 2b SEISMiC Extension Study of istaroxime for patients in early cardiogenic shock due to heart failure.
NEW YORK, November 18, 2019--TARA Biosystems, Inc. today reported in vivo and in vitro functional data from a study of investigational candidate, MYK-491, showing that TARA's human iPSC-derived ...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A recently recognized form of congestive heart failure – in which the heart contracts normally but doesn't fill with enough blood – results in more deaths nationwide than the ...
Why has a 64-year-old man become increasingly short of breath over the past 2 weeks? That's what Sandra K. Rabat, DO, of A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Mesa, Arizona, and ...
Dual angiotensin receptor and neprilysin inhibition as an alternative to angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibition in patients with chronic systolic heart failure: rationale for and design of the ...