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ATLANTA -- An interatrial shunt failed to provide a clinical benefit to people with heart failure (HF) overall in the RELIEVE-HF trial, though actual harm or benefit seemed to hinge on the patient's ...

Right-to-left shunt through an interatrial communication occurs when pressure in the right atrium is higher than that in the left; it can result in systemic embolism and systemic desaturation. It ...

The Interatrial shunt is intended for insignificantly obtrusive delivery to the heart using trans catheter systems. The dime-sized gadget is embedded into the septal wall between the atrial chambers, ...

Results from early clinical evaluation of the Alleviant System to treat heart failure patients with preserved and reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF and HFrEF) was presented today as late-breaking ...

Lipomas can occur in the heart, including in the visceral and parietal pericardium. Parietal pericardial lipomas are often clinically mistaken for pericardial cysts. Multiple myocardial lipomas have ...

ATLANTA, GA (May 20, 2022) – Results from early clinical evaluation of the Alleviant System to treat heart failure patients with preserved and reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF and HFrEF) was presented ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) can arise from a range of genetic and physiological triggers, but the common denominator—elevated left atrial (LA) pressure—has spawned a host of ...