The FDA’s Circulatory System Devices Panel voted not to recommend approving use of an interatrial shunt to improve heart failure symptoms and prognosis.In a 0-15 vote, the committee determined risk ...

Some people with heart failure need to take multiple medicines each day in order to keep their symptoms under control. Heart failure not only leads to issues in the heart but other organs in the body ...

When the heart can no longer pump blood efficiently throughout the body, kidney function issues are among the first complications to develop. Congestive heart failure (CHF), a condition that reflects ...

A major study investigating the diagnosis and outcomes of more than 400,000 people with heart failure over the past 20 years ...

Key opinion leaders hold a discussion highlighting significant factors in heart failure staging. This is a video synopsis/summary of a panel discussion involving Robert Groves, MD; Eugene E. Wright Jr ...

A genetic variant is likely putting some children suffering with myocarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle—at higher risk ...

BNP levels are sensitive to such other biological factors as age, gender, sex, weight, and renal function. BNP levels may be elevated in cases of acute MI, pulmonary embolism, and chronic obstructive ...

Heart failure affects approximately 6.2 million Americans, with numbers projected to rise as the population ages. Despite its ominous name, heart failure does not mean the heart has stopped ...

Chronic snoring is more than a nuisance — experts warn it may signal sleep apnea, a condition that disrupts breathing during ...

Heart failure affects 6.5 million people in the U.S., with an additional 550,000 newly diagnosed each year. Heart failure hospitalizations are a leading cause of admissions for those 65 and older, ...

Heart problems can cause a lot of physical challenges, but for many people, that’s only part of the story. A diagnosis of heart failure can also take a toll on your mental well-being. If you have ...