Ancora Heart kicked off a European clinical study for its device designed to directly repair an enlarged left ventricle from the inside, as a treatment for patients suffering from heart failure. The ...

Pivotal Trial to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of AccuCinch® Ventricular Restoration System in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ancora Heart, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People whose sedentary time rose from age 11 to 24 years were more likely to have a progressively enlarged left ...

About Ancora Heart Ancora Heart, Inc., based in Santa Clara, Calif., is dedicated to helping people with heart failure feel better and live longer. Ancora Heart has developed the AccuCinch Ventricular ...

High up on Dry Ridge in southeast Idaho, the burning in deer hunter Louis Lee’s heart kept getting worse. The third time he stopped to rest — at 8,500-feet elevation on his upward trek — he knew he ...

However, the hazards of transthoracic puncture and injection of the left ventricle preclude general acceptance of this method. Littmann and his associates, 3 in 1960, using a modified Seldinger 4 ...

Q. My doctor told me I have an enlarged heart. What is this? What causes it and what does it mean for my health? A. The term “enlarged heart” refers to a heart that is larger than average for the age ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -The Miriam Hospital is actively recruiting local participants for a U.S. clinical trial of the Parachute device for treating heart failure. The study is focused on determining if the ...

Children with sickle cell disease who also have lower blood oxygen levels while both asleep and awake are likely to have heart abnormalities, researchers have found. Children with sickle cell disease ...

Case 1. W. C., a 56-year-old man, was transferred to the hospital for convalescent hospital care. He was a highway-department maintenance worker, and his duties had included pick and shovel work as ...