FLORENCE — After more than two years of construction, McLeod Regional Medical Center unveiled its newly renovated cardiovascular intensive care unit at a Sept. 26 ribbon cutting ceremony at the McLeod ...

A new $7 million state-of-the-art facility at Duke Children's Hospital opened Wednesday. The Cardiac Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is designed to improve patients care with a more ...

CLEVELAND — At five months, little Cody Waldron underwent open heart surgery for a congenital heart defect. He won't remember being the first patient inside UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital's ...

Cardiac surgery has evolved significantly over recent decades through the integration of evidence‐based protocols and multidisciplinary innovations. Contemporary care models stress the importance of ...

A veteran US cardiac ICU nurse says sleeping position may influence heart health at night. She suggests left-side sleeping with knees slightly bent may reduce mechanical pressure on the heart and ...

This article is brought to you by LCMC Health. The cardiovascular intensive care unit at LCMC Health’s East Jefferson General Hospital received two new accreditations at the end of 2024 which have ...

Palliative care may help relieve symptoms and improve quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease and ensure that treatment is aligned with the patient's personal beliefs and values ...

Illicit drug use is associated with a nearly nine-fold greater risk of death or life-threatening emergencies in intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) patients, according to new research. Illicit drug use ...

Respiratory and heart problems are the top reasons children are admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in the U.S. (Photo Credit: Monkey Business Images/Dreamstime) What is the PICU? The ...