More than a third of advanced heart failure patients treated with a combination of an artificial heart assist device, called a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, and intensive drug therapy have recovered their heart ...
Nov 13, 2016
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a mobile app and thumb-size device that help to prevent cerebral infarctions at an early stage, during asymptomatic atrial fibrillation. The mobile device, which detects ...
Sep 19, 2016
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For heart failure patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), remote monitoring of their condition does not improve outcomes compared to usual care, according to Hot Line results presented at ESC Congress ...
Aug 29, 2016
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King's College London has worked with design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership to develop a novel steerable catheter which King's researchers have designed. The catheter is designed to improve the treatment ...
Aug 5, 2016
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A new study by a Yale researcher may support the use of a device for patients suffering from irregular heart rhythms.
Jun 16, 2016
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The number of children with severe heart failure is increasing. Over the last decade, ventricular assist devices (VADs) have become the standard of care in the management of severe heart failure. In adults, implantable VADs ...
May 16, 2016
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Congenital heart disease, which includes various conditions involving defects in the structure of the heart or blood vessels that develop before birth, affects nearly 1 percent of children - about 40,000 babies each year. ...
Apr 4, 2016
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Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have launched their portion of a multicenter clinical trial that is evaluating a new version of a mechanical heart pump designed with remote-monitoring capabilities.
Feb 26, 2016
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Heart attack patients who experience cardiogenic shock have a higher risk of death or rehospitalization than non-shock patients in the first 60 days post-discharge, but by the end of the first year, the gap between the two ...
Feb 15, 2016
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Federal health officials have cleared a wearable heart-zapping device for children who are at risk of deadly irregular heartbeats.
Dec 17, 2015
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