Division of Interventional Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.-B.W., J.-M.A., D.-Y.K ...

In HLHS the left lower chamber may be too small, or it may not have developed at all. The valves on the left side of the heart also do not work properly, and the main artery leaving the heart is ...

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an increase in the mass (weight) of the left ventricle, which is the heart's main pumping chamber. LVH develops either when the force ... It pumps oxygen-rich ...

A healthcare practitioner may check a person's dorsalis pedis artery pulse as part of a physical exam. A weak pulse may be a sign of an underlying circulatory condition, which requires lifestyle ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Ischemia occurs when the heart does not receive adequate blood supply to function ...

Now, a major new study by researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds coronary artery calcium scores are not only highly effective in identifying those at risk for future heart ...

A possible association between mitral annular calcification and coronary artery disease has recently been suggested. Objective: To determine the prevalence of severe coronary artery disease in younger ...

These people either die of a heart attack or cardiac arrest. The biggest reason behind all this is that their arteries get blocked by plaque due to which blood does not reach the heart and due to ...