For babies born with a certain heart defect, implantation of a "shunt" is essential to their survival. A new type of shunt can be expanded using light after it's been implanted, potentially ...

A patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who received a modified Potts shunt exhibited improved quality of life and exercise capacity after 1 year. A case report published in ERJ Open ...

Feb. 1 (UPI) --People with the most common form of heart failure may benefit from a new, minimally invasive cardiac implant device, particularly if they exercise, a study published Tuesday by the ...

Dear Doctor: My cardiovascular surgeon tells me medicine has mostly abandoned shunt and stent placements as a solution to carotid artery plaques. Instead, doctors are returning to the older ...

BOSTON, MA—Patients with heart failure and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF/HFpEF) and elevated left atrial pressures appear to derive lasting benefits from a shunt that diverts ...