Problems with the abdominal aorta, such as an aneurysm—a bulging or weakened area in the artery wall—can cause symptoms ... rich blood away from the heart to supply the body. The aorta starts at the ...

When considering whether a child who has a single-ventricle heart defect would benefit more from biventricular repair or the ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery. The condition is more common in women and younger patients ...

Researchers from Rutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) technology that ...

High School track and field star Dylan Wescott was tragically left paralyzed during a meet last month when he accidently tripped and fell head-first into a padded brick wall during a warmup ...

Objective: To investigate how patients with heart failure with preserved left ventricular systolic function (LVSF) compare with patients with reduced LVSF. Design: Cohort study. Setting: Urban ...

heart function. Specifically, the left ventricular ejection fraction is normal in a person with heart failure. It can also be diagnosed with a stress test and exercise right heart catheterization (RHC ...

While both conditions present with rapid heart rates, their ECG characteristics ... In addition to the rhythm, there is also a left anterior fascicular block (left anterior hemiblock), which ...