A registry analysis found there was significant variability in risk-standardized mortality rates among PCI operators who met minimum volume standards. The rates were not consistent on a yearly basis.

Surgeons at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) performed heart surgery on a fetus still inside the womb, successfully removing a tumor damaging the heart, reports CBS Philly.

Improved access to preventive healthcare resources can help patients guard against developing cardiovascular conditions—a finding in a new study that helps makes the case for comprehensive healthcare expansion.

New research from the University of Pennsylvania shows that patients with severe heart failure have higher levels of thyroid hormones, which can be responsible for causing atrial fibrillation.

A person's unique genetic makeup may mean greater chances of certain harmful conditions, but other times, one's genes can actually be a defense against negative health outcomes. New research from Washington University’s School of Medicine in St. Louis explores how this concept could help develop therapies intended to reduce the risk of heart attack.

Merit Medical Systems recalled its Merit 7F Prelude short sheath introducer, which is used to guide the placement of catheters, grafts and other medical devices into the veins and arteries. It is also used during temporary hemodialysis.

Heart doctors from all over the country are traveling to the Vein Center of Southwest Louisiana to learn how to perform a specialized vein procedure from staff cardiologist Carl Fastabend, MD, reports an NBC affiliate in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

New research from China has found insomnia can be a cause for an increased risk in having a heart attack or stroke, a finding that can help cardiologists better predict a patient’s risk for experiencing an adverse cardiac event.