BACKGROUND: The ability to predict recovery of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in response to guideline-directed therapy among patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy is desired. We sought ...

Codeveloped by the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross, these guidelines represent the first comprehensive update of first aid treatment recommendations since 2010. Incorporating the ...

BACKGROUND: Many studies have explored whether individual plasma protein biomarkers improve cardiovascular disease risk prediction. We sought to investigate the use of a plasma proteomics-based ...

Kawasaki disease (KD), an acute self-limited febrile illness that primarily affects children <5 years old, is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in developed countries, with the potential of ...

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is considered a beneficial and disease-modifying treatment in appropriately selected heart failure (HF) patients. It reduces morbidity and mortality, reverses ...

BACKGROUND: Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy without left ventricular outflow tract obstruction commonly experience ...

BACKGROUND: Blood pressure (BP)–lowering effects of structured exercise are well-established. Effects of 24-hour movement ...

BACKGROUND: Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is an efficacious treatment for hematologic malignancies but can ...

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This analysis had 2 aims: (1) examine the cross-sectional associations of echocardiographic parameters with health status at baseline; and (2) examine the longitudinal associations of changes in ...