After finding out his heart was failing at age 25, Army veteran Keith McCarter finally found the path to get healthy again.

Surgeons at Virtua Health, a five-hospital system based in Camden, N.J., successfully performed its first left ventricular assist device implantation, the system announced July 1. The procedure is a ...

The advanced heart failure team at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden has successfully performed the health system’s first left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. LVADs are ...

Ventricular resection can significantly improve your life span if you have severe heart failure due to an enlarged left ventricle. If you have an enlarged heart (also known as cardiomegaly), it means ...

In 2006, Steve Pitkin suffered a serious heart attack while hiking above Salt Lake City with his daughter. The main artery in Pitkin’s heart was completely blocked, leaving 70% of his left ventricle ...