Background A 64-year-old male was observed as an outpatient with atypical, non-exercise-induced chest pain and palpitations. He had arterial hypertension and marked concentric left ventricular ...

Human neutrophil peptide-1 (HNP-1) is a commonly investigated therapeutic agent. However, its role in hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy (HLVH) remains unclear. In a new study published in ...

Left ventricular hypertrophy, a thickening in the main pump chamber of the heart, strikes African Americans at a higher rate. Even though heart failure sounds as if the heart has completely stopped ...

Currently, the standard tool used to diagnose left ventricle hypertrophy (LVH) is MRI, which provides information on the late stage structural and functional changes that arise. However, MRI cannot ...

Echocardiograms reveal a rapid rise in LV hypertrophy from ages 17 to 24 years, bolstering the case for primordial prevention.

Panel A shows a cross-section of a normal heart (top) and an endomyocardial biopsy sample from a normal heart (bottom; with hematoxylin and eosin staining) that shows normal histologic characteristics ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LV hypertrophy without high BP increased risk for CV events, CV death and HF hospitalization. The dual ...

Objectives: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Various electrocardiographic criteria for LVH have differing sensitivities and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two weeks of metoprolol improved left ventricular outflow tract gradients, symptoms and quality of life compared ...

Patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis at intermediate and high risk for surgery who, after TAVR, have a larger regression in left ventricular mass at 1 year will then go on to have ...