The patient had ischemic heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and chronic obstructive ... been off oxygen for at least 24 hours prior to discharge, to ensure that he was able to tolerate breathing ...

Several dozen people gathered at Clovis Community Medical Center to celebrate patients living with a Left Ventricular Assist ...

Doctors confirm that many people with heart failure can have satisfying sex lives if they know what to do. Here’s what you ...

The change reflects a growing understanding of what resources are needed to offer these scans and will likely improve access.

Top health researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) in Australia have teamed with those from the ...

A study at Mayo Clinic suggests that an hourglass-shaped stent could improve blood flow and ease severe and reoccurring chest pain in people with microvascular disease.

I am a 69-year-old female. Recently, I had some blood work done, and my doctor decide to put me on Lipitor based on my LDL results. After reading the side effects, I am hesitant to take the drug. My ...

When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives - the transplantation is deemed a success.

Systolic congestive heart failure is when the left side of the heart weakens, and the heart can't pump effectively. It can cause a variety of symptoms.

Michael Wilson, 32, went days without the heart medication he relied on for a lifelong condition. His family’s lawyer said ...

I’m a 75-year-old woman who is active in many ways. I did the swimming leg for a triathlon female relay team, which was 2-3 miles in the open ocean. So, I am baffled by my recent diagnosis of ...

On a low-sodium diet, you eat less than 2,300 milligrams a day. Learn how this diet can improve the health of at-risk groups.