BNP levels are sensitive to such other biological factors as age, gender, sex, weight, and renal function. BNP levels may be elevated in cases of acute MI, pulmonary embolism, and chronic obstructive ...

Heart failure affects 6.5 million people in the U.S., with an additional 550,000 newly diagnosed each year. Heart failure hospitalizations are a leading cause of admissions for those 65 and older, ...

conditions affecting the heart muscle (cardiomyopathies and myocarditis). Around 920,000 people in the UK were living with heart failure in 2018 with an estimated 200,000 new diagnoses each year.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An AI model may help to detect asymptomatic heart failure using a single-lead ECG. Early diagnosis could improve ...

Eko Health, which has developed digital stethoscopes that use AI to detect different heart conditions, received clearance for an algorithm that can spot when hearts are pumping less than they should.

A MedUni Vienna study has investigated gender-specific differences in the diagnosis of systolic heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes. The results, recently published in the specialist ...

Veterans face substantial delays in being diagnosed with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy after a heart failure diagnosis, with most facing delays longer than 6 months, a study finds.

New ACC/AHA guidelines update management of adults with congenital heart defects but highlight the shortage of specialists ...