A 94-year-old female with history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and hyperlipidemia presents to the emergency ...

Background: Cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis is responsible for 18 million deaths annually, highlighting a significant need for new medical therapies, especially for patients who are ...

Missing data in clinical trials remains an ongoing concern. With the expansion of data privacy efforts and the consequent inability to contact trial participants for follow-up, the magnitude and ...

We designed this study to explore to what extent the excess risk of cardiovascular events in diabetic individuals is attributable to hypertension. We retrospectively analyzed prospectively collected ...

An 85-year-old man with a history of ischemic heart disease and a single-chamber pacemaker implanted 6 months earlier because of atrial fibrillation with slow ventricular response was admitted to the ...

The heart is a pump, supplying hydraulic energy to maintain the circulation. The rate of energy output is termed cardiac power output (CPO). The subanalysis of the SHOCK trial (Should We Emergently ...

ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart ...

Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 1 has persisted as the primary measure of left ventricular systolic function despite flaws in this approach. Patients with heart failure are relieved when the ...

A 68-year-old man presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset chest pain, which had been persistent for 8 hours. He had been experiencing exertional shortness of breath in the preceding ...

In the article by Heidenreich et al, “2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on ...

Lifestyle intervention such as consistent aerobic exercise and a diet high in fruits and vegetables promotes cardiovascular health. A heart-healthy lifestyle decreases the risk of coronary heart ...

Dysphagia is common after stroke and associated with a poor outcome. Swallowing therapies for dysphagia are aimed at accelerating recovery of swallowing. This is an update of a 2012 Cochrane review ...