Dr. Krumholz answers the question: 'Heart Transplantation For Severe Angina?' — -- Question: Is heart transplantation an option for patients with severe angina not responding to other treatments?

Heart transplant is a viable treatment option for adults at an advanced stage of cardiac amyloidosis, as overall survival after transplantation has continued to improve over 3 decades, data from a ...

When a patient has severe heart failure, the heart isn’t strong enough to pump blood throughout the body. A patient with severe heart failure may need a new heart from a donor to replace the bad heart ...

BANNOCKBURN, Ill., May 16, 2018 – Survival may improve when advanced heart failure patients receiving home infusion of inotropic therapy are also receiving guideline-directed care, suggest results of ...

Clinical trials at the Texas Heart Institute have shown promise for extremely effective heart tissue repair. It’s another example of progress being made with morally-unobjectionable adult stem cells.

A new technique discovered by Ohio State researchers may help better treat patients suffering from persistent atrial fibrillation, a condition causing an irregular heart beat. Researchers at Ohio ...

Surgery is usually the best fix for a severe heart valve disease. Different types of heart valve blockages can happen, and surgery is necessary to fix these problems. Your heart is split into four ...

A leaky heart valve refers to a heart valve that does not close properly and cannot repair itself. Treatment usually involves surgery, but it is possible to resolve the issue without surgery. When a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old woman with a family history of heart disease. Both of my parents had heart attacks and open-heart surgery. At ages 50, 55 and 60, I experienced what I thought were ...

Cleveland Clinic Weston’s Dr. Cedric Sheffield said that the most common left ventricular assist device being used right now for adults is Abbott’s HeartMate 3, above. Courtesy of Abbott When a ...