Although ICDs are highly effective in preventing death due to tachyarrhythmias, recurrent shocks, however triggered, can reduce the quality of life. These shocks can be controlled with antiarrhythmic ...

Whereas exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, and lower extremity swelling are considered hallmark symptoms of systolic HF, older adults often present more subtly. Confusion, somnolence, fatigue, anorexia, ...

Left-sided heart failure occurs when the left ventricle of the heart is unable to adequately pump blood to the rest of the body. This is the most prevalent type of heart failure and it becomes ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Implanted heart defibrillators may help elderly heart failure patients live longer, a study released today suggests. Heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart ...