A Philadelphia-area woman is among a growing number of younger women with cardiovascular disease. This device saved her life.

Dozens of patients were put at risk after two of the UK's leading transplant centres continued fitting a heart device - despite knowing of concerns it had a higher mortality rate than its rival ...

More than one-quarter of pediatric patients on ventricular assist devices were able to have their devices explanted due to a ...

Researchers suggest patients with heart devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators, face twice the risk of infection compared to the 1990s, according to U.S. News and World Report. Researchers ...

Impella devices have been the subjects of a series of Abiomed letters and FDA early alerts and recall notices. In January, Abiomed sent an urgent medical device correction about a malfunction risk ...

Must-read article on implantable, connected heart failure devices: The New York Times has a must-read article on connected, implantable devices for heart failure. Among the many highlights: "The ...

Wearable health devices such as smartwatches and bands are more than fitness trackers. Many also can monitor your cardiovascular health. Some wearables can highlight problems such as irregular heart ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and patients about safety issues with two separate Boston Scientific heart devices recently linked to injuries and deaths. The Food and ...

General view of the logo of Medtronic, a healthcare technology and pharmaceutical company, seen at their plant, in Galway, Ireland, April 11, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne (Reuters) -Medical device ...

After severe heart failure, the ability of the heart to heal by forming new cells is very low. However, after receiving treatment with a supportive heart pump, the capacity of a damaged heart to ...