BOSTON, Massachusetts (WPVI) -- A woman's heart failure led to a historic birth at a Massachusetts hospital. Little Ezra Weaver is the first baby born in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at ...

Patients in cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) could benefit from the CICU health care team using a daily checklist to prevent infections and other common complications, according to a new American ...

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 ...

Prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay following cardiac surgery remains a critical concern in modern cardiovascular care. Extended ICU admissions are associated with increased resource utilisation, ...

A significant gap in pediatric heart care is being filled at Wellstar Golisano Children’s Hospital of Georgia.

A multidisciplinary team approach, a program for coronary artery bypass surgery patients and professional development of critical care nursing staff are among the initiatives hospitals and health ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A blessing will be held for a new cardiovascular intensive care unit in the Prairie Heart Institute at HSHS St. John's Hospital. The 14-bed unit will help patients recover ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Ray dela Paz is night core charge nurse for the cardiac ...

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 ...