Some patients with advanced heart failure can benefit from the support of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device ...

DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine Previous studies ... levels of OxPhos in white blood cells could help predict the risk of stroke after CF-LVAD implantation," said first ...

An Australian schoolboy has undergone emergency heart surgery at a NSW hospital after a judge overruled his parents protests ...

Over the past century, heart operations that once were unthinkable have become commonplace. Thousands of times a day, ...

In patients at high risk for AKI receiving cardiac surgery, delayed remote ischemic preconditioning reduces AKI risk. Delayed remote ischemic preconditioning reduces acute kidney injury (AKI) risk ...

High blood pressure is linked to a myocardial anatomical change called LVH. Learn how to offset left ventricular thickening ...

Four-year-old Nelson Emale urgently needs N5 million for surgery to address a congenital ... involving four anatomical abnormalities: a ventricular septal defect, narrowing of the pulmonary ...

A ventricular septal defect (VSD ... A larger VSD often needs to be fixed with surgery or through cardiac catheterization. Once a child is diagnosed with a VSD, their heart doctor will check the ...

The palpitations are usually associated with premature ventricular contractions (the ventricles beat ... or in preparation for heart valve surgery. Treatment is not usually necessary as Mitral Valve ...

Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs ... 2 The devices are implanted into the body, meaning open heart surgery is needed to install them. 3,4 The power supplied to VADs is also subject to ...

The association between left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) change (ΔLVEF) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the long‐term mortality rate in patients with coronary artery ...

In October 2018, the US heart transplant (HT) allocation system was revised giving patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) intermediate priority status. Few studies have examined the ...