Patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) who are found to have signs of left ventricular dysfunction may benefit from anticoagulation to prevent a further stroke, a new exploratory ...

The first randomized trial to compare standard percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as coronary angioplasty, with PCI accompanied by the use of a temporary, miniaturized pump to ...

The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer-reviewed. Impaired left ventricular (LV) myocardial strain observed in patients with obstructive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subclinical left ventricular abnormalities in SSc impact survival and increase dyspnea risk. LV ejection ...

Patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing TAVI for aortic stenosis who experience an improvement in their ventricle’s function achieve mid-term mortality similar to that seen among ...

Nocturnal hypertension is an important predictor of the progression of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with diabetes without HF. An important predictor for the progression of left ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction on optimal medical therapy for HF, undergoing PCI ...

High levels of inflammatory biomarkers are associated with a higher incidence of acute heart failure (HF), increased risk of readmission, and higher mortality. 1 There is also a strong correlation ...

PCI doesn’t reduce arrhythmia risks in patients with severe LV dysfunction and extensive coronary disease, according to a prespecified analysis of the REVIVED-BCIS2 trial. The results call into ...