High output heart failure represents an uncommon type of heart failure that affects fewer than 1% of people seeking medical care for heart problems. Unlike typical heart failure where the heart pumps ...

Oliguric renal failure is a phase of acute renal failure (ARF), also known as acute kidney injury (AKI), in which a person’s urine output is very low. ARF is a sudden decline in kidney functioning.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is 73 and was diagnosed with heart failure and a severely dilated left ventricle. At the time, he was pumping 10 liters per minute. He had a proBNP natriuretic peptide level ...

Cardiac power output (CPO) represents the hydraulic energy generated by the heart and is calculated as the product of cardiac output and mean arterial pressure. As an integrative measure of ...

If a person has left sided heart failure, the left side of their heart does not fill with enough blood or pump it effectively. Left sided heart failure can lead to right sided heart failure. Heart ...