Smithsonian biologists are using heart monitors designed for humans to study how high stress levels in animals can hinder ...

Recalled heart devices often lack clinical testing, researchers found in a study published last week in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Heart devices account for one-third of Class I recalls, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 14,000 of the HeartMate II and HeartMate 3, manufactured by Thoratec Corp., a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, are thought ...

One of Canada’s most promising medical device developers, Kardium Inc., is getting a $31.25-million funding boost from the ...

A medical device manufacturer has issued an urgent recall to correct several types of heart devices after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified the action as its most serious type of ...

At today's Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Boston, Angela Lorts, MD, MBA, issued an urgent call for improved ...

Two implanted heart devices used by patients in end-stage heart failure are now under a strict U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall, after being tied to 273 known injuries and 14 deaths, the ...

Abbott is aiming to capture share from Boston Scientific in the market for devices that seal the heart’s left atrial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Reuters) - Edwards Lifesciences said on Thursday it would spin off its critical care unit at the end of 2024 to concentrate on ...

SAN FRANCISCO (dpa) – They are installed in banks and shops, in the Fisherman’s Wharf tourist district of San Francisco and in the city hall. More than 100 of these easy-to-use lifesavers are waiting ...

Heart disease, also called cardiovascular disease, can have serious consequences. It's the leading cause of death for adults in the U.S. Medical devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug ...