The results of a closely-watched trial involving an experimental heart stent made by Abbott Labs that dissolves in your body over time are out, and the findings contain both good news and bad news for ...

DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The interventional cardiology team at Detroit Medical Center’s (DMC) Heart Hospital recently became one of the first in Michigan to offer patients with coronary artery ...

An experimental implant now under development could serve as a temporary monitor and pacemaker for ailing heart patients -- then dissolve away when it's no longer needed. The soft, lightweight and ...

Now you see it, now you don't. A new type of heart stent that works like dissolving stitches, slowly going away after it has done its job, passed its first major test in a large study, doctors said ...

The interventional cardiology team at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital recently became the only California hospital north of Los Angeles and the second in the state to offer patients with coronary ...

Nearly 700,000 people in the United States die from heart disease every year, and one-third of those deaths result from complications in the first weeks or months following a traumatic heart-related ...

Do you ever struggle to walk up a flight of stairs? Extreme weakness can be a signal that something is seriously wrong with your heart. Now, a new device is helping people regain their energy and save ...

Researchers have developed a soft, flexible, wireless device to monitor and treat heart disease and dysfunction in the days, weeks or months following traumatic heart-related events. And, after the ...