Daniel R. Schimmel, MD, explains how balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) uses balloons and specialized catheters to open narrowed vessels in the lungs to improve circulation and reduce symptoms…
Nick Norwitz interviews Aseem Malhotra, MD, a consultant cardiologist, on controversial new findings challenging LDL cholesterol’s role as an independent risk factor for heart disease. They discuss data…
DMC Pediatric Heart Specialist Doctor Peter Karpawich is the first in the state to use minimally invasive surgery to repair a damaged pacemaker on a pediatric patient, helping…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Myoblast transplantation via catheter can be safely performed in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart failure, the results of a phase I trial…
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that more than 92% biventricular pacing provides optimal outcomes for heart failure patients who receive…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Manual thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves myocardial reperfusion and reduces final infarct size in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even in the absence of ischemic heart disease, exercise capacity is limited in people with abnormal left ventricular diastolic function, investigators report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements to angiography may improve survival and other outcomes for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease who undergo…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a year-long study conducted in Dallas County Texas, women who called 911 for suspected cardiac-related symptoms had a 52% greater likelihood of…
This minimally invasive procedure for the replacement of a defective aortic valve has many advantages over traditional open heart surgery. ~ Detroit Medical Center For more information on…
Dr. Schreiber at Harper University Hospital pioneers a new minimally invasive treatment to prevent stroke in patients with carotid artery disease. ~ Detroit Medical Center For more information…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In high-risk atrial fibrillation patients who are candidates for anticoagulation, stroke usually occurs if warfarin is not used or drug levels are subtherapeutic,…
