Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Congestive heart failure (CHF) and heart failure are the same thing. Both terms describe the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to service the body ...

A groundbreaking study in Nature Cardiovascular Research uncovers promising drug targets for heart failure (HF) and its ...

But sometimes drugs can do their job too well, suppressing cardiac function — a measure known as reduced left ventricular ejection fraction ... slipped 0.6% to 55.60. Cytokinetics is working ...

Slower gait speed, but not handgrip strength or muscle mass, is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular outcomes ...

Chronic heart failure occurs when either the left ventricle, the right ventricle ... HFpEF connotes diastolic dysfunction despite a normal ejection fraction. Diastolic dysfunction also occurs ...

Stage C primary MR is further subdivided into Stage C1 (characterized by a left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] above 60% and a left ventricular end-systolic dimension [LVESD] below 40 mm ...

The study enrolled 4128 patients 60 ... ejection fraction; HF = heart failure; HR = hazard ratio; I-PRESERVE = irbesartan in heart failure with preserved systolic function; LV = left ventricular ...

studied 412 patients with acute myocardial infarction. A subset of 50 patients had a low left-ventricular ejection fraction (<40%) and ventricular arrhythmia, late potentials or low heart-rate ...