Jimmy McMillan, 69, of West Columbia felt his health growing worse as his heart failure progressed. “I would have trouble just walking down to the mailbox and back without having to stop and catch my ...

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are among the top eight causes of infant mortality worldwide. Annually, CHDs affect around 40,000 infants in the United States, with approximately one in four having a ...

Patients with heart failure who had a small shunt inserted between the heart's left and right atria did not see any significant benefits overall compared with those who received a placebo procedure ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window PHOENIX -- The functional and quality-of-life benefits of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interatrial shunt implant lowered HF hospitalization risk for patients with HFrEF vs. placebo. However, patients ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- LSU Health Shreveport is one of only 25 sites around the country participating in a major clinical trial for individuals with stiff heart syndrome. About half of of patients with ...

DENVER, Aug. 19, 2024 — Children born with defects that impair the heart’s lower chambers undergo a series of invasive surgeries early in life. The first surgery includes implantation of a plastic ...

For babies born with a certain heart defect, implantation of a "shunt" is essential to their survival. A new type of shunt can be expanded using light after it's been implanted, potentially ...

For well-treated patients refractory to standard medications, the Ventura interatrial shunt was no better than sham in terms of primary effectiveness over nearly 2 years, defined by a hierarchical ...

10 patients enrolled with 100% implantation success Adona's adjustable interatrial shunt is designed so it can be modified post-implantation to provide a more adaptive and personalized lifetime ...