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Introduction of Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Shock Patients Supported by Impella 5.5 Receive the the latest news, research, and presentations from ...

Cardiac muscle tissue, or myocardium, is a type of muscle tissue that forms the heart. It contracts and releases involuntarily and keeps the heart pumping blood around the body. The human body ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery, and women are far more likely to develop one, according to recent studies. Black patients also ...

Heart failure is a condition that occurs when the heart can’t pump as well as it should. This may happen when the heart muscle becomes weak or stiff. As a result, it doesn’t deliver enough blood to ...

Cardiac arrest (when the heart stops beating) interrupts circulation, causing brain cells to start dying in less than five minutes of the brain going without needed oxygen in the blood. The ...

Cardiac fibrosis plays an indispensable role in cardiac tissue homeostasis and repair after myocardial infarction (MI). The cardiac fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation and extracellular matrix ...

It's time to return to Hope Valley! When Calls the Heart season 12 is poised to be the biggest season yet. The long-running Hallmark Channel series is set to return this winter and promises that it ...

The complex interplay between vascular contractility and mitochondrial function is central to cardiovascular disease. The progranulin gene (GRN) encodes glycoprotein PGRN (progranulin), a ubiquitous ...

Our editors also may be in touch with follow-up questions. An elevated heart rate as a result of physical activity, such as going for a run, is common, but what should your heart rate look like at ...