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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Integra-D trial evaluated a novel implantable cardiac contractility modulation defibrillator for its ability ...

"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 ...

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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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Clinic said that it implanted a dual-function cardiac device in a patient as part of a clinical trial this week, marking the first time this has been done in the world.