A cardiothoracic surgical team with UofL Health—Jewish Hospital and the University of Louisville has performed the world's first Aeson bioprosthetic total artificial heart implantation in a female patient. The investigational ...
Sep 21, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Elderly heart failure patients gain quality-of-life benefits with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), according to a study published in the Aug. 31 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Sep 13, 2021
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Black people in need of a new heart are less likely than their white peers to get a transplant, and when they do, they're more likely to die afterward, according to new research.
Aug 26, 2021
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Survival rates after a heart transplant are unaffected if the organ donor had used illicit drugs or died due to an overdose, a fact that is increasing the availability of hearts due to the rise in drug overdose deaths in ...
Jul 28, 2021
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French company Carmat announced its first human artificial heart implant in the United States on Thursday, as part of a clinical study.
Jul 15, 2021
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Research at Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas Heart Institute and collaborating institutions is moving a novel promising gene therapy to treat heart failure closer to the clinic.
Jun 30, 2021
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: About a year ago, I had a heart transplant and I've been doing well since. At a recent follow-up visit, my transplant doctor recommended a skin check with a dermatologist. What's the connection?
Jun 11, 2021
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Advanced age is often considered a contraindication for heart transplantation, but a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) found that post-heart transplant survival among recipients ...
Jun 9, 2021
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For the 60 million people around the world suffering from heart failure, a heart transplant is most often not an option. While implantable pumps called left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are a promising new treatment ...
May 20, 2021
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Patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) did not have better health outcomes if they took sacubitril/valsartan combination therapy compared with valsartan alone, according to new data presented at ...
May 17, 2021
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