The Berlin heart, made especially for kids, is awaiting FDA approval. Feb. 21, 2008 — -- Children facing heart failure are often given little chance of survival, because there are so few ...

The federal government has halted previously approved funding for the study and manufacturing of a pediatric heart pump developed by researchers at Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University. Engineering ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two heart pump systems were approved for the treatment of acute decompensated HF and cardiogenic shock in ...

Nataly Paramó was preparing to celebrate her 15th birthday in October when she experienced unexpected and alarming fatigue during basketball tryouts. The teen from East Chicago, Indiana, had always ...

When Laken Whitehead went into heart failure in February, doctors told his parents that even a heart transplant would not be enough to save the 6-month-old boy’s life. But Whitney and Forest Whitehead ...

The device is about the size of a AA battery, and it has the potential to help a baby or infant heart keep beating in the face of failure. It's called the PediaFlow, an implantable artificial heart ...

Renowned visionary English physician William Harvey wrote in 1651 about how our blood contains all the secrets of life. “And so I conclude that blood lives and is nourished of itself and in no way ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed within five minutes of a child's heart stopping nearly doubled their chances of ...

Advocate Children's Hospital formally launched its pediatric heart transplant program at the Oak Lawn hospital today, having performed three heart transplants since December. The hospital's program ...

Renowned visionary English physician William Harvey wrote in 1651 about how our blood contains all the secrets of life. "And so I conclude that blood lives and is nourished of itself and in no way ...