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 ...

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), ...

NEW YORK -- Harold E. Doley, Jr. had just weeks to live by the time he decided to get a life-saving procedure at NewYork- Presbyterian. He is fifty-year member of the New York Stock Exchange who ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ANAHEIM, Calif. — A decision-support intervention was associated with improved decision quality among candidates ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 - ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The month of February is all about the heart, as we honor Heart Health Month and celebrate Valentine’s Day. One local couple knows the importance of vowing “in sickness and in health.” ...