Left-sided heart failure occurs when the left ventricle of the heart is unable to adequately pump blood to the rest of the body. This is the most prevalent type of heart failure and it becomes ...

Rochester, Minnesota—Left ventricular dysfunction is the medical name for a weak heart pump. It's a condition that impacts about 9% of people over the age of 60. Paul Friedman, M.D., a cardiologist at ...

Certain heart conditions, including a heart attack, may contribute to an enlarged heart. In these instances, a doctor may recommend left ventricular reconstructive surgery to prevent further ...

Pregnant patients with heart failure should receive counseling, specialist treatment, and appropriate fetal heart monitoring.

Elevated left ventricular mass, known as left-ventricular hypertrophy, is a stronger predictor of coronary artery disease-related death and heart failure than coronary artery calcium score, according ...

The proportion of people with heart failure receiving optimal therapy increased significantly with expansion of this initiative within a general cardiology practice.

A practical program for measuring the quality of ambulatory oncology care in the United States: The Quality Oncology Practice Initiative. Background: Anthracycline-based chemotherapy (CTX) is ...

Ancora Heart kicked off a European clinical study for its device designed to directly repair an enlarged left ventricle from the inside, as a treatment for patients suffering from heart failure. The ...