Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is when the heart’s main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, becomes thicker and less able to pump blood efficiently. It usually develops because of another ...

She had started having heart troubles in 2015, and as the issue escalated, she spent more and more time in the hospital. She had a pacemaker implanted to keep her heart beating. Once, she spent five ...

The following conditions are the most common single ventricle defects. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). In HLHS, both the left ventricle and the aorta branching off this ventricle are too ...

More information: James Davies et al, Soft robotic artificial left ventricle simulator capable of reproducing myocardial biomechanics, Science Robotics (2024). DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.ado4553 ...

Certain heart conditions, including a heart attack, may contribute to an enlarged heart. In these instances, a doctor may recommend left ventricular reconstructive surgery to prevent further ...

The four main concerns in patients with left ventricular aneurysm are: 1. Heart failure: The portion of the heart that contains the aneurysm is not contractile and is frequently “dyskinetic”.

Source Reference: Rame JE, et al "Evolution of late right heart failure with left ventricular assist devices and association with outcomes" J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.09.1362 ...

In the human heart, the left ventricle is the one that pumps freshly oxygenated blood into the aorta, and from there into the rest of the body. The new lab-grown model could offer researchers a ...

An injectable hydrogel can mitigate damage to the right ventricle of the heart with chronic pressure overload, according to a new study. In 2019, this same hydrogel was shown to be safe in humans ...

Left atrial enlargement (LAE) is when the left side of the heart enlarges or swells, leading to breathlessness, fatigue, and other symptoms. It often affects people with high blood pressure and ...

The tricuspid valve sits between the heart's right atrium and right ventricle. The bicuspid valve sits between the left atrium and left ventricle. Learn more.

University of Toronto Engineering researchers have grown a small-scale model of a human left heart ventricle in the lab. The bioartificial tissue construct is made with living heart cells and beats ...