This week, The Heart of Aotearoa launched a campaign to get as many portable ECG devices into underserved communities across New Zealand. For every $350 raised, a GP practice or community-based ...

Researchers have significantly expanded the understanding of the genetic causes of atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart condition that leads to an irregular heartbeat and increases the risk of ...

Jessica Eastes was a cardiac nurse when she learned she was in heart failure and would need a transplant to survive.

Inter-atrial shunt device therapy has shown mixed results in clinical trials, with clinical 'non-responders' typically showing features of more advanced heart failure. We aimed to analyse the ...

To that end, VITAS has become the first nationwide hospice provider to earn the American Heart Association ® Palliative/Hospice Heart Failure certification across all 15 states in which it operates.

Data show people with pulmonary arterial hypertension tend to stay in the hospital longer and have higher medical bills.

After the sale of its atrial fibrillation-focused startup to Boston Scientific earlier this year, Ajax Health and KKR are ...

The Heart and Vascular Institute of Eastern Kentucky at Pikeville Medical Center announced in a statement it reached a milestone March 5 as it performed its 100th Hybrid AF Therapy ...

AFib (short for atrial fibrillation), a common heart rhythm disorder in adults, can have disastrous consequences, including life-threatening blood clots and stroke if left undetected or untreated. A ...