In rare cases, hyperthyroidism may lead to congestive heart failure. This is because, in people with hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland overproduces thyroid hormones, which can affect how the heart ...

A team of physicists has developed a groundbreaking method for detecting congestive heart failure with greater ease and precision than previously thought possible. This multidisciplinary study, ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

A disorder of the heart muscle. In this condition, the wall of the heart weakens, thickens or stiffens. The heart normally circulates blood around the body without pumping tears leading to a lack of ...

The medical director of clinical informatics at AltaMed Health Services and chief medical information officer at Presbyterian Healthcare Services share their expertise.

Cardiomyopathy weakens, enlarges, or stiffens the heart muscle. Heart failure is when the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body, resulting in symptoms. Cardiomyopathy is one of the ...

Melatonin, a popular sleep aid supplement, has been linked to an increased risk for heart failure in a new study. The research, which is scheduled to be presented at the meeting of the American Heart ...

Patients With HFrEF, HFpEF See Different Functional Capacity Benefits With Dapagliflozin Despite an initial drop in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) after 1 month of dapagliflozin, ...