Heart Sound Articles & Analysis
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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM) In cases of RCM, it’s the relaxation of the heart that is abnormal rather than the contraction. As the walls of the ventricles stiffen, the heart is unable to fill with an adequate amount of blood, which can lead to extreme fatigue and heart failure over time. ...
Artificial hearts may sound like science fiction, but they’ve actually been in clinical use to help end-stage heart failure patients for more than 35 years — here’s what you should know. As the number of patients suffering from heart disease has increased over the years, so too has the need for ...