Smoking is known to increase the risk of heart disease, but certain patients carrying a particular gene may be at an even higher risk, according to a new study from Columbia University in New York.

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) recently announced the late-breaking clinical trials sessions for the upcoming Heart Rhythm scientific sessions.

ReFlow Medical voluntarily recalled certain lots of its Wingman35 Crossing Catheters, which are used in the peripheral vasculature.

On the 50th anniversary of using heart transplantation to save lives, researchers from the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris revealed a technique that could reduce the risk of patients rejecting donor hearts.

A database analysis in New York found that the mitral valve case volume of individual surgeons had a significant impact on patient outcomes following surgery.

During a monologue on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on May 1, the comedian revealed that his wife gave birth to a son who had severe heart defects, the New York Times reports.

In October 2010, some hospitals in South Carolina began implementing a customized surgical safety checklist patterned after a checklist that the World Health Organization developed. Hospitals implemented the 12-step process that focused on teamwork, training and monitoring progress.

A team of researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has found a way to improve healing and reduce inflammation after a heart attack using mouse models.