Despite HCM’s strong genetic basis, patients residing in lower-income or more socially deprived areas faced significantly ...

Elixir Medical's DynamX Bioadaptor restores natural artery function, reducing the risk of future cardiac events.

The clinic will be able to accommodate 1,500 patients over a long period and 50 patients with a left ventricular assist ...

Preliminary results from the FULCRUM-VT trial point to a safer, more effective way to treat ventricular tachycardia—a dangerous heart rhythm disorder that can lead to sudden cardiac arrest.

Baptist Health is breaking new ground as the first and only health system in Arkansas to participate in the INNOVATE Trial, ...

Choon-Sik Jhun, associate professor of surgery at Penn State College of Medicine, holds a prototype for a pediatric heart pump. With support from a new NIH grant, Jhun and his collaborators will test ...

ABSTRACT: Blood pump is a vital therapy for heart failure. Acting as the core device, it partially or fully supports the heart’s pumping function, providing crucial support for patients with end-stage ...

Steve Snowden has always been a fighter for those he loves and his country. Snowden followed in his father’s footsteps and went to Officer Candidates School for the United States Marine Corps at age ...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney battled heart disease for most of his adult life, a life extended thanks in part to a heart transplant in 2012. Cheney, who died Monday due to complications of ...

Background: Adjusting left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) pump speed during exercise may enhance hemodynamics and improve functional capacity in patients with advanced heart failure. While ...