After finding out his heart was failing at age 25, Army veteran Keith McCarter finally found the path to get healthy again.

Supervised exercise training is safe and improves peak oxygen consumption, walking distance, and quality of life in patients with left ventricular assist devices, per a recent meta-analysis.

Ralph Schwanke received his LVAD in 2016 after suffering a heart attack and heart failure. He's now lived more than eight years with the technology that has likely extended his life. Ralph Schwanke ...

A multi-institution research effort led by Harvard Medical School, Boston, has looked into the safety and efficacy of excluding aspirin from the treatment of patients with advanced heart failure ...

In 2006, Steve Pitkin suffered a serious heart attack while hiking above Salt Lake City with his daughter. The main artery in Pitkin’s heart was completely blocked, leaving 70% of his left ventricle ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA designated Abbott/Thoratec Corp.’s recall of it’s LVAD implant kit as class I. Blood leakage or air ...