Is your heart functioning properly? There is a test which can measure this, which is often recommended by medical professionals. Ejection fraction (EF) is a measurement, expressed as a percentage, of ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a type of heart failure that affects the left side of the heart. It occurs when the lower left chamber of the heart, called the left ventricle ...

Researchers found that urolithin A improved relaxation in engineered human heart tissue and reduced several hallmarks of heart failure in laboratory models. Credit: Shutterstock A compound produced in ...

HF with mildly reduced EF is gone, stages are updated, and new classifications for medical and interventional therapies are ...

Patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) have significant differences according to left ventricular ejection fraction, according to a study recently published in BMC Cardiovascular ...

Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART)-treated people with HIV (PWH) have increased risk of heart failure with preserved ...

Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ:LGVN) reported on September 16 that ELPIS II, its randomized Phase 2b trial in 40 infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, missed its primary efficacy endpoint. The study ...

• Given the evidence of delayed progression and decreased mortality, certain interventions should be started in patients at risk of heart failure who do not have symptoms. • Guideline-directed medical ...