The echocardiogram revealed aortic stenosis with a heavily calcified valve. In addition, left ventricular function was severely reduced. Quantification of stenosis severity is performed by calculating ...

Late ventricular fibrillation after acute myocardial infarction is associated with a markedly increased risk of 1-year ...

Use of beta-blockers has been a cornerstone in the treatment era following acute myocardial infarction (MI), especially in ...

The most serious form of the acute coronary syndrome, ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI, most often results from complete thrombotic occlusion of a major epicardial coronary artery.

WHEN medical terminology was less precise the expression "strained heart" was employed at times to describe obscurely but ominously diseased hearts. This diagnosis is no longer made, but currently the ...

A left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, is a mechanical pump that is implanted inside a person's chest to help a weakened heart pump blood. Unlike a total artificial heart, the LVAD doesn't replace ...

Heart failure is defined as the failure of the heart to pump out enough blood for circulation to the various parts of the body. The cardiac output becomes insufficient for meeting the body's ...