Intensive care unit evaluations prior to cardiac arrest improved survival rates by 15 percent among Black patients, according to preliminary research that will be presented at the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Science Symposium 2022 Nov. 5-6.
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Aortic stenosis (AS) is one of the most common and serious heart valve disease problems. More than 1.7 million Americans over age 65 have severe aortic stenosis, and without valve replacement, as few as half survive beyond two years1.
American Heart Association researchers found exposure to domestic violence was associated with at least a 34 percent higher risk for cardiovascular events and 30 percent increased risk of death.
Cardiologist Lauren Gilstrap, MD, passed away Oct. 21 at the age of 38.
Deepak Bhatt, MD, has been appointed director of New York City-based Mount Sinai Heart, effective Dec. 1.
American Heart Association researchers found heart rhythms in the first pig-to-human heart transplant changed from what is expected from a pig heart.
Columbia-based National Swine Resource and Research Center at the University of Missouri received an $8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to double its space for animals, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported Oct. 28.
Intermountain Healthcare became the first in Utah to perform a new lifesaving heart procedure, Deseret News reported Oct. 27.
Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth is cutting heart failure readmissions by 67 percent through a pilot program that focuses on social determinants of health.
University of Louisville (Ky.) researchers found e-cigarette liquids can cause arrhythmias and cardiac electrical dysfunction.