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What Is Refractory Heart Failure?

What Is Refractory Heart Failure?

ByAngela Ryan Lee, MDUpdated on April 15, 2022Medically reviewed byLindsay Cook, PharmDRefractory heart failure, also known as end stage or advanced heart failure, is a conditi

What Is Refractory Heart Failure?

ByAngela Ryan Lee, MDUpdated on April 15, 2022Medically reviewed byLindsay Cook, PharmDRefractory heart failure, also known as end stage or advanced heart failure, is a conditi
Study provides first stratification of the risk of developing dilated cardiomyopathy in symptom-free genetic carriers

Study provides first stratification of the risk of developing dilated cardiomyopathy in symptom-free genetic carriers

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Cardiac MRI of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (left) and an individual without heart disease (right). In the patient wi

Study provides first stratification of the risk of developing dilated cardiomyopathy in symptom-free genetic carriers

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Cardiac MRI of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (left) and an individual without heart disease (right). In the patient wi
What Is Right-Sided Heart Failure?

What Is Right-Sided Heart Failure?

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 02, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDRight-sidedheart failure develops when the right side of the heart does not

What Is Right-Sided Heart Failure?

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 02, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDRight-sidedheart failure develops when the right side of the heart does not
First multi-chamber heart organoids unravel human heart development and disease

First multi-chamber heart organoids unravel human heart development and disease

by IMBA- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of SciencesCross-section of a multi-chamber cardioid, with the atrial organoid in cyan, the left ventricular organoid in white and

First multi-chamber heart organoids unravel human heart development and disease

by IMBA- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of SciencesCross-section of a multi-chamber cardioid, with the atrial organoid in cyan, the left ventricular organoid in white and
Snow shoveling, cold temperatures combine for perfect storm of heart health hazards

Snow shoveling, cold temperatures combine for perfect storm of heart health hazards

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWeather forecasters may call it "white fluffy stuff." However, snow can be a bigger danger than many people may realize. Ac

Snow shoveling, cold temperatures combine for perfect storm of heart health hazards

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWeather forecasters may call it "white fluffy stuff." However, snow can be a bigger danger than many people may realize. Ac
How a coronary calcium scan assesses heart attack risk

How a coronary calcium scan assesses heart attack risk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024 Editors' notesby Deb Balzer,Mayo ClinicThe image on the left shows where the heart is typically located in the body (A). The middle image shows the area of the coronary calc

How a coronary calcium scan assesses heart attack risk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024 Editors' notesby Deb Balzer,Mayo ClinicThe image on the left shows where the heart is typically located in the body (A). The middle image shows the area of the coronary calc
Building a better salt substitute: New formula helps reduce high blood pressure

Building a better salt substitute: New formula helps reduce high blood pressure

by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainLet's face it: Americans eat too much salt. The popular seasoning, also known as sodium chloride, is found in many food

Building a better salt substitute: New formula helps reduce high blood pressure

by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainLet's face it: Americans eat too much salt. The popular seasoning, also known as sodium chloride, is found in many food
A blow to the heart can kill you—or bring you back to life

A blow to the heart can kill you—or bring you back to life

by Dan Baumgardt,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageI first became aware of the notion of the "touch of death" as a teenager—after watching Uma Thurman as the Bride finally kill

A blow to the heart can kill you—or bring you back to life

by Dan Baumgardt,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageI first became aware of the notion of the "touch of death" as a teenager—after watching Uma Thurman as the Bride finally kill
Combining cell types may lead to improved cardiac cell therapy following heart attack

Combining cell types may lead to improved cardiac cell therapy following heart attack

by Rebekah McBride,University of Wisconsin-MadisonHuman heart cells (green-and-red-striped bands in the lower half of the image) grafted into a nonhuman primate heart aside native heart cells (s

Combining cell types may lead to improved cardiac cell therapy following heart attack

by Rebekah McBride,University of Wisconsin-MadisonHuman heart cells (green-and-red-striped bands in the lower half of the image) grafted into a nonhuman primate heart aside native heart cells (s
Engineered human heart tissue shows researchers the mechanics of tachycardia

Engineered human heart tissue shows researchers the mechanics of tachycardia

byStanford University Medical CenterTachycardia is associated with the downregulation of OXPHOS, TCA cycle and fatty acid oxidation in patients with HF. a, Transcriptomic analysis of myocardial

Engineered human heart tissue shows researchers the mechanics of tachycardia

byStanford University Medical CenterTachycardia is associated with the downregulation of OXPHOS, TCA cycle and fatty acid oxidation in patients with HF. a, Transcriptomic analysis of myocardial