The balloon pump can help improve the heart’s ability to pump blood as it needs to. Through a surgical procedure, the device is inserted through your leg into the heart. This is a short-term ...

The balloon device can both map and ablate over large areas of the heart simultaneously, using integrated arrays of multifunctional sensors and ablation electrodes. Cardiologists may soon be able ...

A TINY balloon may be able to help doctors identify heart surgery patients who could be at risk of a potentially fatal complication. The tube-shaped balloon — which is just a couple of ...

A little while ago, cardiologists improved open-heart surgery by using super thin, flexible balloon catheters – or tubes inserted into the body to eliminate blockage in blood vessels and to ...

Graffiti artist Banksy's seventh work in his month-long artist's series in New York City is a Band-Aid-covered heart balloon floating on a wall in Brooklyn. The piece is accompanied by an audio ...