Physicians at Emory University Hospital performed the first-ever surgical implantation in the United States of a brand-new type of heart pump designed to help save patients with heart failure, using a ...

Severe pediatric cardiac decompensation has a mortality risk of 50-65% and is the leading cause of death in children. Heart transplantation is the current standard of care for end-stage pediatric ...

CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Abiomed Inc , maker of the AbioCor artificial heart, has high hopes for a device that can help an acutely ill patient's own heart pump blood until function can be restored, ...

Heart failure is one of the most serious long‑term heart conditions affecting people around the world. It happens when the heart muscle becomes weak or damaged and cannot pump blood as well as it ...

Our heart is the body's powerhouse, tasked with pumping blood, rich in oxygen and nutrients, to all the organs. When it fails to pump the blood properly, the body begins sending strange signals, ...