Researchers continue to uncover ways genes influence or cause heart disease. But how best to use this information is not always clear.
Heart Failure
Stay informed about heart, vascular and thoracic topics in this continuation of The Beating Edge blog from our Heart & Vascular Institute, which is ranked No. 1 in heart care in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Technique Beefs Up Your Heart’s Pumping Power
When an electrical malfunction causes the heart to lose pumping power, cardiac resynchronization therapy can put the heart’s contractions back on track.
Doctors Combine 2 Heart Procedures for Positive Results
In the largest study of its kind, researchers find both a leaky mitral valve and AFib can be addressed successfully during the same surgery.
Biggest Change for Heart Medicine in a Decade?
Two breakthroughs may get FDA approval in 2015: PCSK9 inhibitors, which can lower cholesterol without statins, and LCZ696, which may better treat heart failure.
Does a Drink a Day Help You Prevent Heart Failure?
Men who had up to seven alcoholic drinks per week had a 20 percent lower risk of heart failure, compared with those who didn’t drink, reports one study. But many questions remain.
Rehab After LVAD Implant Makes a Life Saver Even Better
Left ventricular assist devices help failing hearts pump better, and cardiac rehab improves both strength and quality of life for new recipients of LVADs.
Your Heart: 3 Amazing Medical Innovations (Video)
Learn about three medical innovations that relate to the human heart, including the development of a small leadless pacemaker, new cholesterol-lowering injections and a new congestive heart failure drug.
Unique Pacemaker Therapy Benefits Women Heart Patients
Heart disease develops differently in women and men. Women respond better to cardiac resynchronization therapy, but many women aren't treated.
New Drug May Transform Treatment of Heart Failure
A new drug shows promise in improving the treatment of heart failure. A clinical trial showed it lowered the chances of death or hospitalization by about 20 percent compared to the current standard drug treatment.
Artificial Hearts Get Real
“Star Trek: The Next Generation’s” Jean Luc Picard had an artificial heart. But the 21st century version is even better than its imaginary counterpart.
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