Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Evolut™ FX+ transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system for the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. The latest Evolut FX+ TAVR system maintains the valve performance benefits of the legacy Evolut TAVR platform and is designed to facilitate coronary access.
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan understands the importance of the most vital organ in our body only too well. When she was in her 20s and embarking on her career in medicine, her mother died from a heart attack at only 42. It came out of nowhere, as she had no known history of heart disease. “I always knew I wanted to be a doctor,” she says, “but that day inspired me to specialise in the heart.”
Blowing the conch symbolises purity, divinity and the triumph of good over evil
Lord Krishna resounded throughout the world with the blast of a conch during the Mahabharata. The act of blowing the conch is an integral part of daily rituals performed during poojas and ceremonies in temples,
The American Heart Association is urging individuals to exercise caution while outside shoveling during the first major snowstorm to hit the Capital Region in 2
A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, occurs when blood flow to your heart becomes blocked. It is caused by a blood clot in your coronary arteries, which provide blood to your heart. While people of any sex can have a heart attack, men have a higher risk of having one than women.