Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of mortality in patients with DMD. Compared with their healthy counterparts, patients with DMD — including those with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ...

It is a common perception that approximately 50% of heart failure (HF) patients present with a normal or near-normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction ("HF with preserved systolic function"), ...

Within the population-based Rotterdam Study, 2592 unselected participants with a mean age of 72.6 years (61.4% women) had complete echocardiography data available. We studied the cross-sectional ...

Artificial intelligence (AI)–based electrocardiogram interpretation (AI-ECG) detected left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in patients with muscular dystrophy, a recent study found. Routine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cumulative exposure to increased BP from early adulthood on may influence right ventricular dysfunction in ...

Systolic congestive heart failure involves the left side of your heart losing its ability to pump effectively. Common ...

Heart failure sounds alarming—and rightfully so. Yet approximately 6.5 million Americans currently live with this condition, many with the specific variant called systolic heart failure, and a ...

Living with a heart that struggles to pump effectively creates daily challenges for millions of Americans. Systolic heart failure fundamentally changes how patients experience everyday activities.

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...