Acute decompensated heart failure in children is characterized by high burdens of comorbidities, mortality, and frequent readmission, especially among patients with underlying congenital heart disease.
Patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) who live remotely can be successfully managed with specialized training and cooperation between local physicians and specialty medical centers.
For patients undergoing mitral valve replacement (MVR), frailty is an independent predictor of morbidity, death, and increased hospitalization costs.
A journal’s retraction of a study linking electronic cigarettes with an increased risk for heart attack is being challenged by the author.
In general, significantly greater NPY levels were observed in women, patients with diabetes, and patients with hypertension.
People who are homeless are less likely to receive appropriate interventions for cardiovascular conditions compared with individuals who are not homeless, which may indicate significant barriers to care in patients who are homeless.
Improved oral hygiene care is associated with a reduced risk for atrial fibrillation and heart failure.
A novel machine learning-derived risk score can predict the risk for heart failure among outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
The new ACC guidelines examine 10 pivotal issues in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
The device was found to support heart function in a porcine model of acute heart failure.
