Cardiac physiologic pacing, also known as cardiac resynchronization therapy, is indicated in patients with heart failure, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 50% or less, and either a ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the term used to describe what happens when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. (It should not be confused with cardiac arrest in which ...

Patients with right heart failure due to pulmonary arterial hypertension should receive counseling and referral to center with expertise. (HealthDay News) — Recommendations have been developed for ...

A routine cardiac MRI scan may be comparable to right heart catheterization for determining the severity of heart failure, according to a study in JACC: Advances. Researchers in England developed a ...

Heart attack and heart failure are two distinct but often confused cardiovascular conditions. A heart attack occurs suddenly when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked, causing tissue ...

Some people with heart failure need to take multiple medicines each day to keep their symptoms under control. Heart failure is a chronic, or long-term, condition. It can lead to issues not only in the ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...