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A relatively new kind of heart transplant allows for the use of hearts donated after circulatory death.

A transplant method pioneered by Duke University researchers and others is set to expand the availability of hearts from organ donors. In a major study published this month, the authors found that hearts obtained from deceased donors using this method were just as safe to use as those gathered traditionally. If widely implemented, the technique could increase the availability of these lifesaving organs by 30% or more, they say.

A relatively new method of heart transplantation, which allows for the use of hearts donated after circulatory death could expand the pool of available donor hearts by a projected 30%. Here's what's happening.

PROMPT-AHF and PACT-HF tried different approaches—EHR nudges and smarter transitional care. Success proved elusive.

/PRNewswire/ -- Bodyport Inc. today introduced SCALE-HF, a multi-phase study to develop and validate a composite index to predict heart failure events using...

BELLEVILLE – A Valvoline customer alleged slipped and fell twice while attempting to exit his vehicle in the service bay.

A program designed to improve hospital care for patients with heart failure, the leading cause of hospitalization among adults over age 65, did not bring additional benefits beyond existing hospital quality improvement programs in a randomized controlled trial presented at the American College of Cardiologys 70th Annual Scientific Session.

email article An attempt to tie together the fragmented nature of heart failure (HF) care ultimately made no difference on clinical outcomes or care processes in the CONNECT-HF trial. U.S. centers randomized to a quality improvement intervention had patients with a cumulative incidence of a first HF rehospitalization or death approaching 40% at 1 year, similar to usual care (adjusted HR 0.92, 95% CI 0.81-1.05), reported Adam DeVore MD, MHS, of Duke University School of Medicine in Durham,...