Modern stents match bypass surgery in preventing death and stroke, study finds
News
Stanford Medicine-led research reveals that stents and bypass are more comparable than once thought – though outcomes depend on individual cases.
Researchers identify gene linked to development of a critical coronary artery
Research
The Stanford-led findings represent a step toward developing “medical revascularization,” a long-term goal to create a treatment for blocked or limited-flow arteries by growing new ones to compensate.
Heart drug approved by FDA
News
New drug treats a rare heart disease, transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, or ATTR-CM.
New pump shows promise for kids awaiting heart transplants
Research
A new type of surgically implanted pump that can support a child’s failing heart has passed the first stage of human testing in a Stanford Medicine-led trial.