NICE, FRANCE — Functionally limited heart-failure patients who received a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as destination therapy had significantly improved survival and functional status at 12 ...

Implantation of a left ventricular assist device offers survival outcomes similar to heart transplantation in young patients ...

In 2006, Steve Pitkin suffered a serious heart attack while hiking above Salt Lake City with his daughter. The main artery in Pitkin’s heart was completely blocked, leaving 70% of his left ventricle ...

When it comes to receiving a new heart, some patients with advanced heart failure may be put at a disadvantage by recent policy changes from the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ...

Female recipients of a left ventricular assist device tend to have worse clinical outcomes compared to their male counterparts, according to a study in Circulation: Heart Failure from researchers at ...

Two years ago, on a family skiing trip to Colorado, Toby Wise was struggling to keep up. Wise, 45, had always been in good health, played football in high school and played in a softball league and a ...

Dr. Sweitzer answers the question: 'LVAD Benefits And Complications?' — -- Question: What are the benefits and complications of LVADs for heart failure? Answer: So, LVADs are implantable ...

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Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVKD), a biopharmaceutical company developing tecarfarin, has announced a collaborative effort with Abbott (NYSE:ABT) to advance this novel anticoagulant for ...

Heart disease can leave a patient tied to a bed or a hospital room waiting on life, instead of living it. However, medical advances are giving people with heart disease a chance to live more freely - ...

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INDIANAPOLIS — The month of February is all about the heart, as we honor Heart Health Month and celebrate Valentine’s Day.