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New Strategies for Heart Failure Patients Improves Outcomes
One-third of heart failure patients do not respond to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) | A coordinated care approach at Mass General for heart failure patients improves outcomes.
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The Promise of Ventricular-Assist Devices (VADs)
VAD technology is continually improving. Mass General data indicates new VADs improve 5-year survival rates. Trials for the latest generation are under way.
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LV Lead Location Affects Long-Term Outcomes of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
A post hoc analysis of the MADIT-CRT trial showed that long-term outcomes differ according to left ventricular lead location, as well as by the presence of left bundle branch block at baseline.
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Exercise Training Recommended for Depressed Patients with Heart Failure
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have conducted the first network meta-analysis that examines three common treatments for depression in patients with heart failure.
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Novel Genetic Signals for Heart Failure Identified
Researchers at Massachusetts General have found evidence of distinct genetic signals for heart failure—including some that operate independently of traditional risk factors for heart failure and associate with subclinical disease.
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Cirrhosis Tied to Higher Risk of Complications, Death After CABG
In-hospital mortality remains high for patients with cirrhosis who undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the U.S., even though the rate has decreased in recent years.
Learn more about Mass General's Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program
Heart Failure contributors
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James Louis Januzzi, MD
Hutter Family Professor of Medicine, Director, Dennis and Marilyn Barry Fellowship in Cardiology Research
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Leveraging Social Media in Medicine
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Thoralf M. Sundt, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
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Improving the Safety of Vena Caval Thrombectomy in Kidney Cancer with Tumor Thrombus Team Approach
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.Resource links
