http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new heart pump for patients with severe heart failure who are awaiting a heart transplant. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-fda-oks-heartware-device-transplant.html Cardiology Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:56:11 EST news272649361 The Canadian Cardiovascular Society is the first in Canada to issue guidelines aimed at helping primary care and emergency physicians, as well as specialists, recognize and manage heart failure in children. The guidelines were released today at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-pediatric-heart-failure-guidelines-canada.html Cardiology Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:40:17 EST news270797901 (HealthDay)—A man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who received a device to help his heart's left ventricle pump blood throughout his body could represent a breakthrough in the treatment of the disease, according to his doctors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-docs-heart-device-breakthrough-muscular.html Cardiology Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:10:01 EST news269714380 New recommendations on devices, drugs and diagnosis in heart failure were launched at the Heart Failure Congress 2012, 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia, and published in the European Heart Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-esc-heart-failure-guidelines-feature.html Cardiology Sat, 19 May 2012 17:42:22 EST news256668134 Some patients with advanced heart failure caused by cardiomyopathy, the deterioration of function of the heart muscle, are benefitting from a new recovery protocol at the University of Louisville and Jewish Hospital, a part of KentuckyOne Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-university-louisvillejewish-hospital-heart-transplant.html Cardiology Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:52:43 EST news250789952