Sepsis is the life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection and is the leading cause of death in intensive care units. Cardiac dysfunction …

Background and Purpose: Natriuretic peptides have led the way as a diagnostic and
prognostic tool for the diagnosis and management of heart failure (HF). More recent …

Background: Mavacamten, an orally administered, small-molecule modulator of cardiac
myosin, targets underlying biomechanical abnormalities in obstructive hypertrophic …

2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American
College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted through October 2011 and includes selected …

The purpose of this focused update is to update the “2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the
Management of Heart Failure” 9 (2013 HF guideline) in areas in which new evidence has …

Diastolic heart failure (DHF) currently accounts for more than 50% of all heart failure
patients. DHF is also referred to as heart failure with normal left ventricular (LV) ejection …

Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are released from the heart in response to pressure and volume
overload. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal-proBNP have become important …

Natriuretic peptide (NP) levels (B‐type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N‐terminal proBNP)
are now widely used in clinical practice and cardiovascular research throughout the world …

Cardiovascular Consequences of Acute Kidney Injury Acute kidney injury is associated with
many short-and long-term adverse events. This review considers the cardiovascular …