Cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) is an innovative device-based therapy designed to enhance myocardial performance in patients with heart failure, particularly those with reduced ejection ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Brad Hedlund has been in and out of appointments with cardiologists dealing with heart failure over the last decade. Hedlund explained his symptoms as “I had no energy. I had no ...

The heart is under continuous control by the autonomic nervous system, in which sympathetic and parasympathetic branches exert opposing influences on rate, rhythm and contractility. In health, a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel implantable cardioverter defibrillator platform may benefit patients with HF not eligible for cardiac ...

Heart disease is expected to spike over the next 25 years among younger women, according to a new warning from the American Heart Association. Doctors at Jefferson Einstein Hospital are now using an ...

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The American Medical Association’s CPT editorial panel will meet May 1-3 to consider codes for several devices and services, but the most important of these might be the code for cardiac contractility ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The novel dual-function cardiac contractility modulation-defibrillator (CCM-D) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) had favorable early results in the Integra-D ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It is considered groundbreaking technology in Buffalo when it comes to heart health. Cardiac Contractility Modulation Therapy (CCM) is a device that can be implanted in patients. There ...

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(WNDU) - More than 6.5 million Americans are living with heart failure. In the next five years, that number will grow to 8.5 million people. It’s the leading cause of death for men and women. It’s a ...