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Magenta’s percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device (pLVAD) is a powerful heart pump that is initially folded, inserted through the groin using a small puncture, and expanded for activation inside the left ventricle.

Martha Gulati, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FESC has been named the recipient of the 2023 Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award for her extensive contributions to the study of women and cardiac diseases and to efforts to...

An international team, led by Bristol Medical School researchers, sought to investigate whether, having a genetic tendency towards lower circulating levels of sclerostin — a protein expressed from bone cells which inhibits bone formation— may...

Low temperature contributed to more than 1.1 million CVD deaths and close to 20 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). High temperature contributed to about 93,000 CVD deaths and 2.09 million DALYs.

Much of medicine in the U.S. is already fraught with partiality toward certain races, genders, ages, or sexual orientations. Small biases in individual sets of data could be amplified greatly when hundreds or thousands of these datasets are...

A recent study has shown that the absence of fragile-X related protein-1 (FXR1) leads to slower VSMC proliferation, increased senescence, and reduced development of scar tissue (neointima). The findings suggest that drugs targeting FXR1 could...

PerQseal is the first sutureless, fully absorbable synthetic implant for large-bore vessel punctures. It’s placed from inside the vessel, making deployment simpler and more controlled than conventional closure techniques.

Royal Philips announced the launch of Philips Image Guided Therapy Mobile C-arm System 1000 – Zenition 10, a new addition to the company’s Zenition mobile C-arm series.

New pacemakers offer 40% more battery life,1 extend Medtronic legacy of pacing leadership

The findings can provide a blueprint for drug development, making scientists more confident in designing drugs that can shrink tumors without causing damage to the heart or improve the heart's pumping action.