Thyroid hormones play a fundamental role in cardiovascular function. They influence how the heart responds to adrenaline, how ...

HEILBRONN, German., XENiOS ® announced today that its i-COR® Synchronized Cardiac Assist System protects left ventricular (LV) function compared to continuous-flow ECLS (extracorporeal life support) ...

Focused cardiac ultrasonography is a point-of-care, qualitative or semiquantitative means of assessing cardiac size, structure, and function that is performed and interpreted by the clinician at the ...

Shock is the clinical expression of circulatory failure that results in inadequate cellular oxygen utilization. Shock is a common condition in critical care, affecting about one third of patients in ...

Protein intake may modulate cardiac structure and function in pathological conditions, but there is a lack of knowledge on potential effects in healthy infants. The aim of this study was to assess the ...

Patients with heart failure tended to have lower treatment intensity at hospital admission, but their cardiac load improved as blood pressure treatment intensified. Intensification of blood ...

For children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) and obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (OSDB), adenotonsillectomy is associated with a significant reduction in resting heart rate and estimated ...

Chronic heart failure is a syndrome, not a specific disease, and occurs as a final common pathway in multiple disease states. The pathophysiology of chronic heart failure (HF) exists when either the ...

Decreased cardiac output is when your heart can no longer pump enough oxygen to meet the demands of your body. A rapid heart rate is a common symptom, but there are others, too. Your heart is ...

Surgical and intensive care patients face a higher risk of death and longer hospital stays because they are susceptible to both hypotension and hemodynamic instability – or unstable blood flow. These ...