A 94-year-old female with history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and hyperlipidemia presents to the emergency ...

Invasive epicardial coronary physiologic assessment is increasingly performed to evaluate the hemodynamic significance of ...

Background: Cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis is responsible for 18 million deaths annually, highlighting a significant need for new medical therapies, especially for patients who are ...

Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 1 has persisted as the primary measure of left ventricular systolic function despite flaws in this approach. Patients with heart failure are relieved when the ...

Coconut water has become an increasingly popular sports drink because of its natural ingredients, electrolytes, and mineral content. Marketing has focused on the product’s low levels of fat, calories, ...

An 85-year-old man with a history of ischemic heart disease and a single-chamber pacemaker implanted 6 months earlier because of atrial fibrillation with slow ventricular response was admitted to the ...

The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk ...

A 68-year-old man presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset chest pain, which had been persistent for 8 hours. He had been experiencing exertional shortness of breath in the preceding ...

In the article by Heidenreich et al, “2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on ...

Dysphagia is common after stroke and associated with a poor outcome. Swallowing therapies for dysphagia are aimed at accelerating recovery of swallowing. This is an update of a 2012 Cochrane review ...

In their study published in Stroke, Ehrenreich et al report serious side effects after erythropoietin (EPO) therapy in acute ischemic stroke. These results call attention to the importance of ...

The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports on the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk ...