Doctors caution that successful outcomes could depend on how early patients are referred to a specialist for advanced therapies.

New research suggests LVADs may not solve mitral regurgitation for some patients with poor right heart function.

A team of researchers are looking at all angles to figure out how to reduce the rates of health-care-associated infections for patients who get ventricular assist devices.

Recent approval from the FDA for HeartMate 3 opens the door to an important option for people with advanced heart failure.

In a new publication, home-delivered, low-sodium meals after hospital discharge helped some heart failure patients avoid hospital readmission.

Physicians and policymakers should consider those family and friends who aren’t quite caregivers — but are definitely health supporters — in chronic disease care, a new study finds.