CHICAGO, IL — AUGMENT HF, a phase 2 trial of 78 patients with advanced heart failure, showed that an injection of the novel hydrogel Algisyl-LVR hydrogel (LoneStar Heart, Dallas, TX) into their left ...

Learn which common medications you need to avoid when you have oHCM, including some for blood pressure and erectile ...

BACKGROUND: Massive left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a risk factor for sudden cardiac death in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), but little is understood about its natural history.

LVOT-sparing device designed for broader applicability of transcatheter mitral valve repla ...

Newer pacing method matched standard cardiac resynchronization therapy with respect to clinical outcomes in the first ...

LV myocardial strain reference values from CT reveal sex differences in healthy adults. Learn how this could refine cardiac ...

LVNC is a structural heart problem that develops before birth. Later in life, it can cause symptoms like shortness of breath, irregular heart rhythms, and chest pain. Treatments include medications ...

Heart valves allow blood to flow one way and prevent it from flowing in the wrong direction. The tricuspid valve controls blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle. The bicuspid or ...

A ventricular resection is a type of surgery that removes scar tissue or a tumor from a heart chamber to restore function. Often, a reconstruction or repair procedure follows this. The heart has four ...

During embryonic development, the right ventricle is formed from the secondary heart field into a crescent-shaped, thin-walled structure. 6 It is the most anterior heart chamber, sitting just beneath ...