A recent change in Medicare policy designed to increase access to left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) may have had the unintended consequence of increasing inequalities in access to heart ...

Temporary use of left ventricular assist devices, such as this one, in combination with medications can help restore normal cardiovascular function in some patients with heart failure, according to a ...

New research highlighted how aspirin is unnecessary in antithrombotic regimens for patients with advanced heart failure and fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). Among ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A celebration was held Tuesday at Sentara Heart Hospital for patients with heart failure who are now living a normal life thanks to an implanted device. Not all patients with ...

Patients with preexisting indications for aspirin therapy—including those with a history of revascularization, stroke, or peripheral vascular disease—may not need the drug after receiving the ...

Cardiology experts highlighted the increase of opportunities with the field of interventional heart failure, advocating for more standardized training pathways in the subspeciality, according to a ...

Through a new four-year, $2.8 million NIH grant, Dr. O. H. Frazier, and team in the Innovative Device Engineering & Applications (IDEA) Lab at The Texas Heart Institute will collaborate with ...

Some patients with advanced heart failure can benefit from the support of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) to sustain heart function. However, despite improvements managing ...

Singapore, 27 March 2025 – The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) has successfully introduced a percutaneous procedure (with a balloon and stent) that transforms how complications in mechanical ...