Temporary pacemakers are often required after heart surgery but implanting them can require invasive procedures. This new device is injectable, requires no external power and is controlled using ...

Kolkata: A 33-year-old woman, who had previously received a Glen Shunt procedure in childhood due to a congenital heart ...

The two-year Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine is one of only 16 ACGME-approved congenital heart surgery fellowships in the United ...

A palliative approach can be integrated into the medication management of patients at any stage of heart disease, from chronic, stable heart disease to advanced and end-stage cardiovascular disease.

Maryland's first artificial heart valve replacement performed without open-heart surgery 04:16 A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan ...

KOCHI: A district-level hospital that performs open heart surgeries, kidney transplants and more than 1,300 keyhole surgeries ...

She needs to have major heart surgery. Her heart will be stopped for anything up to an hour. "There is a risk of death with heart surgery. I hate saying it, it's not zero. I have a great team and ...

Dyspnea is one of the most common symptoms reported by patients receiving palliative care ... a wide variety of illnesses such as cancer, heart failure, and dementia, as well as neurologic ...

Objectives: Nesiritide (synthetic B-type natriuretic peptide) has been shown to be effective in the management of acute decompensated heart failure in adults. The role of nesiritide in pediatric ...