Pulmonary-artery catheterization aids the diagnosis and management of numerous cardiovascular illnesses, including pulmonary hypertension, cardiogenic shock, mixed shock states, cardiac tamponade, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA granted premarket approval to Endotronix’s pulmonary artery sensor platform for remote management of ...

There’s an old myth that heart disease is a “man’s disease.” The truth is this: It’s the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. If you’re a woman, you’re just as likely as a man to ...

The first investigator-initiated study of remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring has found that it improves quality of life and reduces heart failure hospitalizations in patients with chronic ...

A tiny device that measures pressure in the pulmonary artery is helping patients monitor symptoms of heart failure - and is keeping them out of the hospital. The device, called CardioMEMS, is about ...

(UPDATED) Muddy conclusions from the GUIDE-HF trial hint that pulmonary artery pressure monitoring with the CardioMEMS device (Abbott) may help prevent heart failure (HF) hospitalizations in a broader ...

While effective, open-heart surgery involves longer hospital stays, more recovery time, and carries higher risks of ...

A congenital heart defect is a condition you’re born with. Types of heart defects vary in severity — with some, you’ll need surgery as a child, while others don’t need treatment until later in life or ...

Renal artery stenosis (RAS), which is most often atherosclerotic in aetiology (90% of cases), remains a contentious ...

In normal patients, the right ventricular (RV) systolic pressure and the pulmonary artery (PA) systolic pressures are equal (15-20 mmHg), while the diastolic pressures differ, ie, the RV diastolic ...

Your heart is an amazing organ. It continuously pumps oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout your body to sustain life. This fist-sized powerhouse beats (expands and contracts) 100,000 times per ...