The REDUCE LAP-HF II trial found that an atrial shunt device did not improve outcomes for heart failure patients, though some researchers believe there may be subgroups who could benefit.
Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves near the kidney lowered blood pressure in people with drug-resistant hypertension, Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian physicians have found.
Dr. Brooke Aggarwal, Associate Research Scientist, Division of Cardiology at CUMC, has been selected to serve on the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association National Research Committee.