November 15, 2010 - An experimental pump implanted in patients waiting for a heart transplant works as well as ...
Hemodynamic Support Devices
This hemodynamic support systems channel includes content on intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVAD) like the Impella or TandemHeart, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and ventricular assist devices (VAD). This channel also includes use of these devices in support of patients in cardiogenic shock and advanced heart failure.
October 18, 2010 - A 54-year-old Italian man has become the first patient to surpass 1,000 days of support with an ...
October 18, 2010
October 18, 2010 – Toronto General Hospital is the first Canadian medical center to implant a left-ventricular ...
October 18, 2010
Feature | Dave Fornell
October 1, 2010 – The most recent clinical data from USpella, a U.S. multicenter, observational registry of ...
October 01, 2010September 30, 2010 – A specialized partner program was recently launched to enable select top healthcare ...
September 30, 2010
September 21, 2010 – Ventricular assist devices (VADs) can restore normal hemodynamics and support recovery of ...
September 21, 2010September 20, 2010 – Transcatheter ventricular assist device (VAD) company Abiomed will highlight its devices at ...
September 20, 2010
September 10, 2010 – The first patient was successfully supported for six days by the Impella Right Peripheral ...
September 10, 2010
September 2, 2010 – Artificial heart maker SynCardia Systems said it plans to put the company up for sale some ...
September 02, 2010
August 13, 2010 – A rotary blood pump designed for long-term patient support had another patient surpass four ...
August 13, 2010
August 11, 2010 – The Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial Hospital recently implanted a ...
August 11, 2010August 3, 2010 — Patients have the right to refuse or request the withdrawal of any unwanted medical treatment ...
August 03, 2010
Feature | Keyur B. Shah, M.D.; Daniel P. Tang, M.D.; Michael Hess, M.D; and Vigneshwar Kasirajan, M.D. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va., Advanced Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
The practicality and expense of maintaining patients on total artificial hearts (TAH) may be significantly ...
June 21, 2010
June 16, 2010 – A ventricular assist system has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug ...
June 16, 2010
Feature | Dave Fornell
New U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indications for two key heart failure device therapies may help ...
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