Much has changed since the 2013 document came out, with new information on pacing devices, techniques, and more.

Grafting patches of lab-grown muscle to the surface of the heart could offer a lifeline for people waiting for a transplant.

Introduction: Management of congestive heart failure is a serious public health problem. The use of implantable hemodynamic monitors (IHMs) may assist in this management by providing continuous ...

CMS will now offer Medicare and Medicaid coverage of implantable pulmonary artery pressure sensors for the management of heart failure. The agency released its proposed coverage decision on Oct.

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are crucial devices used to prevent sudden cardiac death by delivering electrical shocks to restore normal heart rhythm. However, the performance and ...

Muscle patches generated from stem cells helped ease heart problems in monkeys and a human patient, in a potential advance ...

A revolutionary clinical trial has shown stem cell-derived muscle patches can be used to treat heart failure. The procedure ...

FIRE1’s device, called the Norm system, is a minimally invasive implantable sensor designed ... “Norm offers a unique approach to heart failure by more directly measuring volume instead ...

Damaged hearts could be mended using small "patches" of heart muscle grown in the lab, say scientists writing in Nature. The ...

In "remarkable" work, a patch of engineered heart muscle cells was used to strengthen a patient's heart before transplant.

Things are heating up for FIRE1, which posted a $120 million funding round to support its implant for tracking the hidden signs of heart failure ... In addition, the device was accepted into ...

Texas-based medical device company Alleviant has received a breakthrough device status from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new no-implant atrial shunt for heart failure and will ...