Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI Ejection fraction (EF) measures how well the heart pumps blood. A normal EF is ...

[8] The effect of bisoprolol on RV function in patients with chronic HF and the effect of this change in RV function on plasma levels of BNP have not been previously investigated. The aim of this ...

VT can degenerate to ventricular fibrillation as ischemia and hypotension develop, particularly in patients with impaired ventricular function. Although scars from a healed myocardial infarction ...

Inter-atrial shunt device therapy has shown mixed results in clinical trials, with clinical 'non-responders' typically showing features of more advanced heart failure. We aimed to analyse the ...

Enlarge The ICD is inserted into the right ventricle and monitors the heart ... in order to allow time for recovery of LV systolic function). Patients with systolic heart failure (New York Heart ...