Adjusted analyses associated overestimation with nearly doubled 2-year mortality (aHR 1.98; 95% CI, 1.04-3.77). Differences in advanced-therapy receipt did not explain the mortality signal, suggesting ...

Living with a heart that struggles to pump effectively creates daily challenges for millions of Americans. Systolic heart failure fundamentally changes how patients experience everyday activities.

After typically a number of years of symptom management with medication, lifestyle measures, and cardiac device use, heart failure progresses to an advanced stage. At what's called Stage D heart ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) can reduce people’s life expectancy. However, this depends on various factors, including the severity of the condition, treatment efficacy, and whether the person has ...

PHILADELPHIA A daily, 1-gram dose of prescribed omega-3 acid ethyl esters reduces death in patients with chronic heart failure, according to a study presented at the European Cardiovascular Society ...

Ventricular resection is a type of open-heart surgery to reshape and resize the heart. The surgery may help to improve survival in people with heart failure. Ventricular resection is a surgical ...