A ventricular resection is a type of surgery that removes scar tissue or a tumor from a heart chamber to restore function. Often, a reconstruction or repair procedure follows this. The heart has four ...

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 ...

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 ...

Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia is an abnormally fast heart rate that occurs in the lower chambers of the heart and lasts for less than 30 seconds. Tachycardia is a heart rate that is faster ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers observed significant improvement in cerebrovascular hemodynamics after LVAD implant in 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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The apparent suicide of a patient with an LVAD sparked discussion about mental health in this population. Healio ...

The ARIES-HM3 Randomized Clinical Trial assessed the safety and efficacy of excluding aspirin from the antithrombotic regimen in patients with advanced heart failure who have undergone implantation of ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — It all started in 2023 when Mitchell Evenson was being treated for GI issues. After being sedated for a scope due to those issues, he went into total heart failure. Doctors ...

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 ...