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 ...

The surgery for VAD placement is complex and is performed by specialized healthcare providers known as cardiothoracic ...

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

Abstract and Introduction Education for Treatment of LVAD Recipients Emerging Issues Surrounding LVAD Recipients Conclusion References The driveline exits the abdomen and attaches to the system ...

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

Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq: CVKD), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing tecarfarin, a new vitamin K antagonist (VKA) anticoagulant, today highlighted a key opinion leader presen ...

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 ...

Heart muscle cells grown from stem cells show promise in monkeys with a heart problem that typically results from a heart ...

Advances are helping people born with heart defects to make it into adulthood and retirement age. Medical care hasn't kept up ...

Our division is recognized nationwide as a leader in heart transplantation, ventricular assist devices and other areas of adult cardiac surgical care. In thoracic surgery, our faculty members are ...

"Cardiomyopathy" is an umbrella term for diseases of the heart muscle that negatively impact its structure and ...

1 This editorial presents the rationale and considerations for a period of detraining in the diagnostic evaluation of athletes with premature ventricular beats (PVBs). Ultrastructural changes related ...