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 ...

People who can exercise sufficiently on a treadmill during cardiac stress testing have a lower mortality risk regardless of their overall level of heart disease, a Mount Sinai-led team of researchers ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

Accurately measuring electrical signals and calcium levels in the heart can lead to earlier treatment of potentially fatal conditions, such as heart attack or congestive heart failure. Calcium plays ...

Researchers found that while the menstrual cycle changes heart rate variability (HRV), it does not significantly affect ...

Current expert opinion on cardiac metabolism in heart failure (HF) suggests that inhibiting cardiac fatty acid oxidation (FAO) or stimulating cardiac glucose oxidation (GO) can improve heart function.

Compensated heart failure involves heart failure that causes minimal symptoms. Decompensated heart failure refers to heart failure that has progressed, leading to a worsening of symptoms. Heart ...

Enhancement of self-care ability is essential for patients with heart failure (HF), and executive function plays a critical role. We investigated the clinical influence of a home-based remote care ...

Persistently high blood sugar and insulin resistance significantly increased the risk of worsening functional and structural heart damage during growth from adolescence to young adulthood, a new study ...