Patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and LVOT obstruction are less likely to tolerate hemodynamic changes associated with increased contractility or reduced preload and afterload.

Sensitivity to alterations in preload and afterload For preload reduction, the IVC was partially occluded with a tourniquet until end-diastolic RV volumes as indicated on the oscilloscope decreased to ...

Orchestra BioMed’s hypertension treatment is the latest medical device to earn the FDA’s breakthrough designation. Medtronic has a commercialization deal with the company for the device, which ...

Circulatory changes in the newborn period have profound effects on the well-being of the newborn and inadvertent management strategies may have deleterious consequences in later life. Cerebral ...

Medication that can also help patients with pulmonary hypertension and edema include preload reducers, which help decrease the pressure in the heart and lungs, morphine (Avinza, MS Contin) may improve ...

Combined SGLT2 inhibitor and GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy could provide additional cardiovascular and renal benefits for adults with type 2 diabetes, according to data from a meta-analysis ...

The body attempts to compensate for the changes occurring within the ventricles by altering the vascular system through increasing systemic vascular resistance, decreasing arterial compliance, and ...

The control of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) requires sensors and/or estimators to account for the physiological state of the patient and apply advanced controllers. Sensor characteristics ...

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and celiac disease (CD) are distinctly different medical conditions with varying presentations. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disease in which progressive left ...

Mock circulatory systems (MCSs) have been extensively used in the evaluation of cardiac assist devices, while the mock ventricle plays an important role in MCSs. In this study, the experimental study ...

As the release date of Dragon’s Dogma 2 edges closer, RPG game lovers can’t wait for the adventure to begin. If you’re one of the gamers waiting for Dragon’s Dogma 2, you must understandably also be ...