A small study showed that the Parachute device increased the synchronicity of contraction, with observed leftward shifts of the pressure-volume (PV) loop and end-systolic pressure volume relationship (ESPVR), when used in a group of patients with aneurismal apices secondary to myocardial infarction.

Use of pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) decreased by nearly 70 percent from 1999 to 2013 despite improving clinical outcomes, according to a cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries.

New-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) demonstrate long-term safety in women with acute myocardial ischemia (MI), with increased benefits for more severe cases of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to a new study.

Open repair of chronic thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic dissection using hypothermia offers many advantages in suitable patients with this complex pathology and continues to represent the gold standard, according to new research. 

For patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) at intermediate surgical risk, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—especially the transfemoral approach—might be a good solution.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has skyrocketed in the United States, jumping from 24.8 implants per million adults in 2012 to 63.2 in 2014. A recent study examined regional differences in mortality, utilization and healthcare resource use.

Federal statistics show college graduates live longer, healthier lives. People with higher educational attainment also have less lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

According to a new study, hearts from donors between 10 and 14 years old can be safely transplanted into adults and are also associated with a reduced risk of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV).