Thicker carotid artery walls are linked to changes in aortic and cardiac structure and function and may help identify people ...

Routine cardiac markers such as left ventricular ejection fraction and NT-proBNP, even when only mildly abnormal, can predict ...

For 15 years, Monica McFarlan navigated the grueling reality of life with heart failure. What began as a sudden, ...

If therapies were to expand to people with mild hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the first in line should be specific ...

A new echocardiographic marker has been proposed that can help predict in advance the severe decline in heart function seen ...

A "polypill" combining three medications recommended to treat heart failure into a single daily dose proved far more ...

Cardiology societies unveiled the new universal definition of heart failure, with a new focus on early prevention of HF and ...

A 70-year-old woman presents to the ED with chest pain, shortness of breath and diaphoresis. Her symptoms began about 24 ...

A culture of reverence for the U.S. Constitution shields the founding document from criticism, despite its many shortcomings. We need an alternative vision that provides meaningful freedom at home and ...

Atrial cardiopathy is an important cause of embolic stroke and a potential cause of cognitive impairment. Increased left atrial volume indexed to body surface area (LAVi) has been widely used as a ...

Abstract: In recent years, several deep learning models have been proposed to accurately quantify and diagnose cardiac pathologies. These automated tools heavily rely on the accurate segmentation of ...