Cardiovascular fitness is the foundation of endurance, stamina, and heart health. When your cardiovascular system is in top ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer New research suggests calculating your Daily Heart Rate Per Step (DHRPS) with smartwatch data ...

The heart pumps blood automatically, so people are usually unaware of the individual heart beat. When the heart pumps or beats, it allows the blood to travel from out of the heart to the rest of ...

The world’s smallest heart pump has made its way to Maui.Nine months after launching at Maui Memorial Medical Center, the ...

As thousands of people await a lifesaving heart, scientists are racing to buy them more time. A promising advance from scientists in Germany offers a potential solution.

Changes in the heart might mean more than just cardiovascular risk – they could also signal early shifts in brain health. A ...

People who regularly engage in significant amounts of exercise, as endurance athletes do, may develop enlarged hearts. While ...

Revolutionary balloon and stent procedure reduces recovery time from weeks to days, transforming treatment for patients with mechanical heart pumps.

Abiomed is a medical device company headquartered in Danvers, Mass. Now part of Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech Segment, it ...

Compared with standard medical care, early use of a temporary intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) to support heart function in patients who were critically ill with cardiogenic shock caused by heart ...

Connie Bowling, a 75-year-old deaf patient from Forsyth County, received a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in March ...