Patients who suffer from type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease could be in worse shape than doctors previously thought, say the authors of a new study published in the journal Diabetes Care. 

Under new stroke guidelines, major medical societies agree that sending patients to rehabilitation programs is crucial to post-stroke care.

After 7.7 months, patients who were implanted with the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) had a statistically significant 52 percent lower risk for major complications compared with those who received a conventional pacing system.

Within the next 20 years, cardiothoracic surgeons may not be able to handle their caseload, causing stress not only for the physicians but also for patients who require operations.

A small group of patients with stable, chronic stroke who had stem cells injected in their brains had a significant improvement in neurological function in the 12 months after treatment, according to an open-label, single-arm study.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services granted an investigational device exemption on May 31 for a trial that will examine Medtronic’s transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) 2.0 system.

Find out what essential roles nurses play in San Juan Regional Medical Center's successful Protected PCI program.

Medicare beneficiaries who underwent surgery at critical access hospitals had decreased risk-adjusted serious complication rates and lower adjusted expenditures compared with those treated at non-critical access hospitals, according to a cross-sectional retrospective review.