FDA issued a Class I recall for Medtronic's Left Heart Vent Catheters due to safety concerns. 3 injuries reported.

New ACC/AHA guidelines update management of adults with congenital heart defects but highlight the shortage of specialists ...

A Hillsborough County family said their son was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect shortly after birth. There are several upcoming fundraisers to raise money for their son's ongoing treatments.

Woodland Heights Medical Center has completed a $3.7 million project to renovate one of its two cardiac catheterization laboratories with new equipment, updated technology and improved design and ...

What Is an Atrial Septal Defect? An atrial septal defect (ASD) — sometimes called a hole in the heart — is a type of congenital heart defect in which there is an abnormal opening in the dividing wall ...

Dan’s emergency came just as UH St. John completed the renovation of its cardiac catheterization lab, equipped with state-of-the-art technology for cardiac and peripheral vascular procedures. On that ...

Today, Brooks Klingsporn is a happy 1-and-a-half-year-old baby. However, he's already had more heart surgeries than most people get in a lifetime — including one before he was even born. Last year, ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Children’s Heart Foundation is leading a nationwide initiative to combat congenital heart defects through a series of research walks. The San Antonio Congenital Heart Walk, presented ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Music in the cath lab appears to have a beneficial impact on the patients’ cardiovascular health, according to the results of a small pilot study. Music therapy administered before ...

ATLANTA — Each year, 40,000 children in the U.S. are born with congenital heart defects, and one family is working to change that through the Heart Walk on Oct. 4. Hadlee Washington, a three-year-old ...

A new study delves into the unconventional causes of heart attacks in women and people under 45. It points at the need for expanded understanding of heart attack prevention. It also reminds us that ...