Researchers in China report that a simple heart ultrasound measure of left ventricular underfilling is a valuable prognostic ...

Left ventricular hypertrophy, a thickening in the main pump chamber of the heart, strikes African Americans at a higher rate. Even though heart failure sounds as if the heart has completely stopped ...

Heart conduction disorders can often lead to serious or fatal complications including complete heart block or heart failure. Left ventricular conduction disease occurs when there is an electrical ...

Hearts of young cyclists show greater exercise-related adaptation, including more left ventricular enlargement and changes on ...

Panel A shows a cross-section of a normal heart (top) and an endomyocardial biopsy sample from a normal heart (bottom; with hematoxylin and eosin staining) that shows normal histologic characteristics ...

Amresh Raina, MD, is director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Allegheny General Hospital and the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. That’s a very ...