The left ventricle first receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium and then pumps it to the rest of the body. Failure occurs when the left ventricle is no longer able to do so adequately, ...

Community Medical Center recently held a celebration for patients who have lived ten years on a mechanical heart pump called LVAD. Not long ago, it would have ...

A heart can never rest. That creates a problem for a heart that has lost muscle tissue. “Skeletal muscle has a significant ...

The man, who was diagnosed with congestive heart failure nearly a year ago, believes the decision is based on his vaccination ...

The FDA today issued a notice informing customers of updated instructions for the Johnson & Johnson Abiomed Impella RP heart ...

Two-time cancer survivor Tracy Meier received a heart transplant just after winning a Griffins fan trip. Now the team is ...

A cardiac surgery and heart failure team at the University of Michigan implanted a novel mechanical heart pump into a patient as part of a clinical trial that will compare it to the only device ...

A unique way to celebrate Valentine's Day is available to some special patients and their families of Georgia's Heart Institute.