A STUDY assessing coronary proximity in patients undergoing transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) with ...

Diastolic dysfunction is a heart condition that happens when there is a “stiffening” of the major pumping chambers of the organ (ventricles). This stiffness gets in the way of the heart’s ability to ...

BACKGROUND: Despite the high morbidity and mortality of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), treatment ...

Discover how your sleep position can impact heart health and simple adjustments to promote better cardiovascular function.

Heart murmurs are extra sounds that can be heard during systole, diastole, or as a continuous sound. They are graded on a scale of 1 to 6 based on their intensity. Murmurs can be harmless (known ...

A set of five criteria based on our own observations is presented with a review of the literature. The responsible mechanism for this seemingly paradoxical situation is not known. However, spontaneous ...

Pulse wave reflections reflect cardiac afterload and perfusion, which yield valid indicators for monitoring cardiovascular status. Accurate quantification of pressure wave reflections requires the ...

1 Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 2 Heart & Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Objective Prognosis in ...

Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to an explosion of studies exploring its application to cardiovascular medicine. Due to the need for training and expertise, one area where AI ...