The AccuCinch Ventricular Restoration System aims to reduce the size of the heart’s left ventricle. “It’s a catheter-based device that’s released into the left side of the heart,” he said. A flexible ...

Corine Wilson, 82, of West Ashley said she was constantly out of breath and panting prior to being the first to receive a new ...

Putting sensors in the wearable's band could unlock a host of health-monitoring features—if the patented device ever becomes ...

A ventricular assist device (VAD) helps pump blood from your heart to the rest of your body. It’s used when your heart is not able to pump enough blood on its own. The device consists of a pump, tubes ...

Robot-assisted heart surgery usually requires an assistant at the operating table to help the surgeon insert the robot arm through a small incision.

The researchers behind the device see it being used as an at-home diagnostic tool. With any heart attack, time is of the essence. The quicker it’s diagnosed, the quicker blood flow is returned ...

A team led by a UNL researcher is working to develop a wearable monitoring device that contains multiple types of sensors to ...

It seems like within the last ten years, every other gadget to be released has some sort of heart rate monitoring ... Most of these devices use an optical measurement method in which skin is ...

Ventricular assist devices are mechanical pumps that take ... In addition, VADs unload the native heart allowing it to rest and, in some cases, the heart can recover function.

A pacemaker is a small device that sends electrical impulses to the heart muscle to keep up a suitable heart rate and rhythm. Got heart disease? Nothing is more important than eating heart ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — New research suggests older adults wait 3-6 months after a heart attack before elective noncardiac surgery to reduce the risk of serious complications like stroke or another heart ...

Who needs cable? We pit the highest-rated streaming boxes and sticks against one another to find out which one is best for watching shows, movies, and more on your TV. I’ve been PCMag’s home ...