Systolic congestive heart failure is when the left side of the heart weakens, and the heart can't pump effectively. It can cause a variety of symptoms.

The exposure-response model is a nonlinear, mixed-effects Emax model that included repeated measurements of RPF for each subject in the study (>200 data points), resulting in a modeled E max (maximum ...

The benefit was confined to symptoms, but in a very sick population with few options, that’s important, say researchers.

My daughter faced the difficult decision of balancing the potential benefits and risks of cancer treatment, including the long-term heart complications associated with Herceptin.

Heart failure happens when the left side of the heart doesn't fill properly with blood during the diastolic (filling) phase. This means the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s ...

A Pinellas County senior was forced to evacuate from his assisted living facility for Hurricane Helene, but five weeks later, he still hasn’t been allowed back in his home. Now his ...

The most common type of heart problem in type 2 diabetes is diastolic or "left-side" dysfunction ... as an often fatal condition known as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

The left side of the heart collects oxygen-rich blood from the lungs. So, if the left ventricle is more affected by heart failure, the fluid builds up in the lungs, and the main symptom is ...

Left unmanaged, mental health challenges ... strong during the first 6 months after a heart failure diagnosis. On the flip side, having depression or anxiety raises your risk of heart failure.

After suffering cardiac arrest in March, Ken Platt’s heart stopped for 45 minutes — a span that typically marks the end of ...

The CLEAR-IE registry data, which show clinical efficacy, are just the first step—an RCT may be forthcoming, researchers say.