Most cardiac devices do not fit young children, making it especially important for growth in pediatric cardiology to continue. The FDA helped fund a contest aimed at identifying new devices that show a ton of potential. 

The exact number of patients potentially infected was not released. However, the botched procedures date back some six months. 

Dynocardia has now received nearly $5.1 million in funding from the NHLBI to help speed commercializing its wrist-worn monitor to avoid the need for invasive catheter BP monitoring.

The objective of the AHA scientific statement is to review the available evidence on for better management of cardiac arrhythmias from COVID causes that are still encountered on a regular basis.

A patient's blood type appears to play a major role in their odds of developing cardiovascular issues after COVID-19, researchers found. 

The new policy goes into effect in November, improving Medicare coverage for a technology that has rapidly gained momentum in recent years.

The 49-year-old patient was not in pain or suffering any complications, but he wished to have his extravascular ICD removed once his symptoms improved. The care team agreed to extract it after a long discussion, and they said it was "easier than expected." 

A new risk score shows potential to help cardiologists predict the risk of some TAVR complications before they happen, guiding important treatment decisions.