Certain uses of the CentriMag acute circulatory support system were previously limited to six hours, but the FDA has now cleared long-term treatment so that clinicians have more time to provide high-quality care. 

HFpEF now accounts for a majority of heart failure cases, highlighting the importance of ensuring both primary care providers and dedicated heart teams know as much about this topic as possible. 

The link between NSAIDs such as ibuprofen and heart failure was especially strong among patients 80 years old and older. For patients 65 years old and younger, on the other hand, no such link was identified. 

This latest recall is due to a heightened risk that the devices will stop working with no warning. There have been 42 customer complaints reported so far. 

Using waist-to-height ratio instead of body mass index (BMI) eliminates the oft-debated "advantage" of being overweight or obese with a heart condition.

These experiments, performed with help from NASA, are simply out of this world. 

CVRx and Abbott used the second annual THT conference as an opportunity to present updated data on their signature heart failure solutions.

The recall includes approximately 2,300 devices distributed to customers prior to July 24, 2017. There have been 44 complaints about this issue so far.