The scientists have created a soft robotic left ventricle (LV) simulator that can mimic the actions of a real heart.

In these instances, a doctor may recommend left ventricular reconstructive surgery to prevent further complications. Left ventricular (LV) reconstructive surgery is a type of ventricular resection ...

The surgery usually alters the size and shape of the left ventricle, which is the lower left chamber of the heart and is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.

For patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), endovascular treatment (EVT) improves left ...

A heart block is a conduction disorder that affects the heart’s electrical system, causing a slower and sometimes irregular ...

Take hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, a primarily genetic condition that results in a thickening of the walls of the heart—specifically its left ventricle, which is the chamber that pumps ...

A bounding pulse is when your heart beats strongly. You may feel your pulse in your neck, wrist, or foot. Here’s why it ...

BACKGROUND: An interatrial shunt may provide an autoregulatory mechanism to decrease left atrial pressure and improve heart failure (HF) symptoms and prognosis. METHODS: Patients with symptomatic HF ...

Shares of biopharma outfit Edgewise Therapeutics ( EWTX -4.14%) soared more than 50% today, reaching a three-year high ...

Edgewise Therapeutics announced topline data from Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials of EDG-7500 for obstructive hypertrophic ...

Edgewise Therapeutics (EWTX) stock surged after positive Phase 1 and Phase 2 trial results for its heart disease therapy ...

A discussion of the use of beta-blocker therapy following AMI, with Christopher Granger, MD, Gregg Fonarow, MD, and Carlin S ...