The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to a risk of heart perforation, according to an alert issued by the pump's ...

A new type of surgically implanted pump that can support a child's failing heart has passed the first stage of human testing in a recent trial. A small, implantable cardiac pump that could help ...

Millions of people around the world die from heart failure every year. In future, a laboratory-grown heart patch could help with severe cases of cardiovascular disease, say scientists behind a ...

The agency faulted the device maker for delayed notice of mounting complications, citing increasing reports of how use of the device perforated the walls of the heart. By Christina Jewett A troubled ...

Cleveland Clinic Weston’s Dr. Cedric Sheffield said that the most common left ventricular assist device being used right now for adults is Abbott’s HeartMate 3, above. Courtesy of Abbott When a ...

Despite making up half of the 64 million people living with heart failure, patients with this common form have no access to heart pump treatments and are left with only medication or palliative care.

According to the World Health Organization, diseases of the circulatory system, including heart disease such as heart attacks, are still among the most common causes of death worldwide. Recovering the ...

A small, implantable cardiac pump that could help children await heart transplants at home, not in the hospital, has performed well in the first stage of human testing. The pump, a new type of ...