Congestive heart failure (CHF) and heart failure are the same thing. Both terms describe the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to service the body's needs. The term "congestive" simply ...

Research has documented a clear link between chronic pain and development of cardiovascular disease through activation of the sympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for “fight-or ...

Methods In this two-centre, prospective cohort study, all consecutive adult patients with symptomatic heart failure and at least moderately reduced sRV systolic function were ... is not equipped for ...

Objective In individuals with complex underlying health problems, the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP ... of cardiovascular end points (composite of ischaemic heart disease, heart ...

Chronic consumption of high levels of caffeine a day can lead to an increase in high heart rate and blood pressure that persists after resting from a step test, increasing the risk of cardiovascular ...

A spirometry test is one way to distinguish the type of lung disease. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are both long-term lung conditions. They’re part of a disorder known as chronic obstructive ...

clinic.cat; pgines{at}clinic.ub.es Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a syndrome characterised by acute decompensation of chronic liver disease associated with organ failures and high short-term ...

Rationale and objective The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) predicts the risk of end-stage kidney disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of ...

Background: Despite chronic obstructive pulmonary disease’s (COPD)'s ... However, the source data lacked information on diastolic and systolic heart failure (15). Therefore, our analysis is based on ...