An experimental transcatheter device by Canada-based Neovasc, used to treat mitral regurgitation, was shown to be effective in treating a patient with several severe heart conditions.

Living near an airport may make for a quick commute when getting out of town, but that convenience may come at a cost. New research suggests such an environment, with long-term exposure to aircraft noise throughout the day, may increase risk of hypertension, heart flutter and stroke.

Development of a drug to help those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis may prove to be quite a happy accident for aging individuals with hardening heart valves. Researchers from Vanderbilt University announced promising results in examining a monoclonal antibody’s ability to combat aortic valve stenosis.

We cut a finger and the skin heals. But what if hearts could heal too? Researchers recently found a molecule in newborns that might help, some day. The team at the Weizmann Institute of Science have identified a molecule found in newborns that appears to control the renewal process, assisting regeneration in damaged hearts.

A new study presented this week at a global conference in Portland, Oregon, revealed that a significant number of heater-cooler units tested positive for bacteria associated with fatal infections in open-heart surgery patients.

In recent years, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) have become more common in public spaces such as movie theaters, shopping malls and restaurants. But survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remain between 8 and 10 percent. Three researchers in Sweden have a new way to hasten defibrillation for those in need: drones.

It’s known beta-blockers reduce morbidity and mortality in those with heart failure with reduce left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF) in sinus rhythm. But questions remain about the roles baseline and achieved heart rates play in patients on beta-blockers and those with concomitant atrial fibrillation (AFib).

Plenty of research has been devoted to examining disparities in outcomes for racial minorities. A new study, published in the June issue of Health Affairs, examined the role of emergency department (ED) crowding and ambulance diversion for blacks and whites experiencing MI.