The data on the health effects from smoking cigarettes has been clear for decades. Today, tobacco use causes nearly 1 in 5 ...

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 ...

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is common in patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) but its impact is not ...

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

C. In February of 2024, Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond became the first hospital in the Commonwealth of Virginia ...

After transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure, patients with nickel hypersensitivity were more likely to develop ...

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 ...