Getinge has provided a detailed breakdown of the shortage, stating that it is not yet clear when it may be over. The FDA said it will keep a close eye on the situation and provide updates when possible. 

Two specialists with Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey performed the procedure. The patient, a 71-year-old woman, is doing well. 

One patient received a total of 41 stents from 2004 to 2013. He said the experience was so hard that he feared he would be driven to suicide. 

New research published in Annals of Rheumatic Diseases and Hypertension examined the impact medications for different non-cardiovascular conditions can have on a patient's heart health.

Diagnostic catheters, ablation catheters and stents are just some of the solutions cardiologists are now struggling to obtain.

High out-of-pocket costs are a growing problem in healthcare, often creating stress and confusion for patients. A new analysis in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes examined one way that physicians can help. 

The study, published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, focused on data from more than 3,500 TAVR patients.