Cardiovascular Surgery

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiac surgery. This includes coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) and surgical valve replacements.

The results of the iHEART project have been published in the prestigious journal 'Nature Scientific Reports'

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

iHEART Simulator, a Mathematical Model of the Heart to Revolutionize Cardiac Research

September 19, 2023 — A mathematical and computational model of the human heart entirely developed at Politecnico di ...

September 19, 2023

UCLA-led research finds that among adult congenital heart disease (CHD) transplant recipients, single-ventricle physiology correlated with higher short-term mortality

News | Congenital Heart

UCLA Research Suggests that Heart Transplantation is Safer for Adults with Single-ventricle CHD than Previously Thought

September 12, 2023 — UCLA-led research finds that among adult congenital heart disease (CHD) transplant recipients ...

September 12, 2023

Cardiac surgeon and advocate for heart disease prevention joins MemorialCare's growing cardiovascular team in Southern California

News | Cardiovascular Business

Dr. Patrick Griffith Selected as Medical Director of Adult Cardiac Surgery at MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute at Saddleback Medical Center

August 17, 2023 — MemorialCare, a prominent nonprofit Southern California integrated health system, announced today that ...

August 17, 2023

Game-changing potential for drug testing and cardiovascular disease treatments - Tiny Heart Model carries massive implications

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Tiny, Multichambered Human Heart Model Developed by Hebrew University Researchers Could Transform Cardiovascular Research and Drug Evaluation

August 9, 2023 — A team of researchers, led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU), has developed a tiny human heart ...

August 09, 2023

the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the QuikClot Control+ Hemostatic Device to include mild and moderate bleeding in cardiac surgical procedures and bone surface bleeding following a sternotomy

News | Cath Lab

Teleflex Receives FDA Clearance for Expanded Indication for QuikClot Control+ Hemostatic Device Usage in Cardiac Surgical Procedures

August 2, 2023 — Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical technologies, announced the U.S Food and ...

August 02, 2023

India clinical trial commences with first 30 cases

News | Heart Valve Technology

First Patients Outside of U.S. Treated with TRIA Polymer Surgical Mitral Heart Valve

August 2, 2023 — Foldax , Inc., a leader in the development of innovative, polymer heart valves, today announced that ...

August 02, 2023

A multi-institutional team of scientists led by Dr. Mario Gaudino, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery and assistant dean for clinical trials at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been approved for a nearly $30 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Large PCORI Award Funds Study of Surgical Options for Coronary Artery Disease in Underrepresented Patient Populations

July 25, 2023 — A multi-institutional team of scientists led by Dr. Mario Gaudino, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss ...

July 25, 2023

The future is quite promising for TAHs, but it will be a decade or more before they may become a comparable treatment to heart transplantation

Feature | Artificial Heart | By Francisco Arabia, MD, MBA

Next-Generation Total Artificial Hearts Offer New Hope for Heart Failure Patients

The U.S. organ donation system has long been under scrutiny, with questions about fairness in organ allocation and ...

July 20, 2023

During the AIMed 2023 Summit, a panel of experts shared their personal perspective on what’s happening in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly with ChatGPT, and where they think these advances are going, in a panel discussion titled AI Foundations: 2023 Update of AI in Healthcare.

Feature | Artificial Intelligence | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Advances in Artificial Intelligence: Experts Share Their Views

During the AIMed 2023 Summit, a panel of experts shared their personal perspective on what’s happening in artificial ...

July 13, 2023

The Amvia Edge pacemaker platform introduces always-on, automatic MR detection algorithm to fully streamline MRI workflow

News | Pacemakers

BIOTRONIK Receives FDA Approval For Next-Generation Family of Pacemakers

July 6, 2023 — BIOTRONIK announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its portfolio of Amvia Edge pacem ...

July 06, 2023

Nearly one-third of patients with an implanted device to prevent sudden death have anxiety in the first year while depression affects one in five. That’s the finding of a study

News | Artificial Heart

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Affects More Than One in Ten Cardiac Device Patients

July 3, 2023 — Nearly one-third of patients with an implanted device to prevent sudden death have anxiety in the first ...

July 03, 2023

UM School of Medicine researchers detail inflammatory process and heart damage in Lancet Study in preparation for future transplants

News | Heart Failure

Lessons Learned from World’s First Successful Transplant of Genetically-Modified Pig Heart into Human Patient

June 30, 2023 — A new study published in The Lancet has revealed the most extensive analysis to date on what led to the ...

June 30, 2023

Ground-breaking new Perspectum research using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) AI-enabled assessment tools has revealed that patients with liver disease are at considerably higher risk of heart failure and other serious heart-related problems.

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

New Study Uncovers Unprecedented Links Between Liver and Heart Health and the Importance of Doctors' Prioritizing Liver Health to Promote Heart Health

June 28, 2023 — Liver disease, the UK’s third leading cause of premature death, poses a significantly greater threat to ...

June 28, 2023

News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

Magenta Medical Initiates Early Feasibility Study with World’s Smallest Heart Pump in Leading NY Cardiology Centers

June 7, 2023 — Magenta Medical Ltd. has announced the initiation of its FDA-approved Early Feasibility Study with the ...

June 07, 2023

XenoSim project will establish the new field of ‘computational cardiac xenotransplantation’ and establish pioneering computational techniques with significant implications for a range of scientific disciplines

News | Heart Failure

University College Dublin Researcher Receives ERC Funding to Unlock Insights Into Pig-to-human Heart Transplants

June 2, 2023 — Dr. Philip Cardiff, Associate Professor at University College Dublin's School of Mechanical and Materials ...

June 02, 2023