Advances in cardiac imaging have resulted in greater recognition of cardiac amyloidosis in
everyday clinical practice, but the diagnosis continues to be made in patients with late-stage …

The number of patients with advanced heart failure that has become unresponsive to
conventional medical therapy is increasing rapidly. One of the most promising new …

Abstract Treatment for chronic heart failure (CHF) is strongly focused on evidence-based
medicine. However, large trials are often far away from the “real world” of geriatric patients …

Congestive heart failure (HF) remains a serious burden in the Western World. Despite
advances in pharmacotherapy and resynchronization, many patients have progression to …

Right ventricular (RV) failure is a complex problem with poor outcomes. Diagnosis requires
a high degree of clinical suspicion, because many of the signs and symptoms of this …

Ventricular assist devices have become standard therapy for patients with advanced heart
failure either as a bridge to transplantation or destination therapy. Despite the functional and …

Failure of the right ventricle represents a significant clinical problem and may have different
causes, with rates varying between 5% and 50% in patients supported by a left ventricular …

BACKGROUND: Bleeding complications are frequent adverse events in patients supported
with axial continuous-flow pumps. Previous retrospective studies demonstrated that …

Abstract Background The Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM) is a multivariable model that
uses demographic and clinical markers to predict survival in patients with heart failure …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasing in prevalence and
represents approximately 50% of all heart failure (HF) patients. Patients with this complex …