A prospective, observational cohort study found that a significant decrease in 180-day all-cause mortality among patients with non-ST-elevation MI (NSTEMI) was associated with increased use of an invasive coronary strategy.

Northwestern Medicine completed its mission to perform 500 transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR) this summer, a milestone that makes it the first hospital in Illinois to do so.

A clue from cancer researchers has helped identify a gene that could help the body regenerate new blood vessels damaged by diabetes.

Medtronic sent a warning letter to doctors alerting them to proceed with caution when using the minimally invasive EnVeo R delivery system, the Star Tribune reports. The newspaper noted that Medtronic voluntarily updated instructions for using the system after reports emerged of 19 patients dying from severe blood vessel trauma.

It’s time for physicians and medical workers to be more aware of possible sepsis infections, according to the CDC. The organization declared the condition a medical emergency in an information packet released Aug. 23.

Predicting a cardiac event with no warning signs or symptoms in patients without a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) sounds like something from science fiction. With that being said, a team of researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have taken a step toward achieving the impossible.

An initiative at Massachusetts General Hospital helped reduce readmissions after PCI from 9.6 percent in 2011 to 5.3 percent in 2015.

An analysis of two databases found that measuring frailty could help predict mortality and functional status at six months or later after older adults undergo cardiac surgery.