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

The Medtronic Heartware and Abbott Heartmate 3 LVADs and others currently cleared by the FDA might be easier to use in Medicare advanced heart failure patients under new guidelines proposed by CMS. Photo by Dave Fornell
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August 21, 2020 — The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed updates to coverage policies for to ...

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Abiomed Impella is now authorized to treat critical ICU COVID-19 patients on ECMO who develop pulmonary edema or need cardiac decompensation from myocarditis. #COVID19 #SARScov2 #Impella
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August 5, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) this week for ...

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News | Cardiogenic Shock

August 3, 2020 — A three-year, investigator-led, prospective study of Japanese patients who received an Impella heart ...

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July 16, 2020 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved one-way digital data streaming during patient ...

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Videos | Cardiogenic Shock

Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program and executive director of ...

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Three of the most popular cardiovascular technologies to make news in June 2020. Top is the Impella Expandable Cardiac Pump (ECP) that is about to enter U.S. feasibility trials.Bottom left, the Foldax heart valve uses a flexible man-made material for valve leaflets rather than animal pericardium tissue. The hope is this new type of surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR) device will enhance longevity of the valve leaflets. Bottom right, the SMT Hydra TAVR valve is the first Indian-made s
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July 6, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magaz ...

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Thoracic findings in a 15-year-old girl with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). (a) Chest radiograph on admission shows mild perihilar bronchial wall cuffing. (b) Chest radiograph on the third day of admission demonstrates extensive airspace opacification with a mid and lower zone predominance. (c, d) Contrast-enhanced axial CT chest of the thorax at day 3 shows areas of ground-glass opacification (GGO) and dense airspace consolidation with air bronchograms. (c) This conformed to a mosai
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

In recent weeks, a multisystem hyperinflammatory condition has emerged in children in association with prior exposure or ...

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Russian interventional cardiologist Alexey Pankov in full personal protective equipment (PPE) for a cath lab procedure in Moscow during the COVID-19 era. Right, an image of the COVID-19 virus from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor

It was originally thought novel coronavirus (COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2) was primarily a respiratory disorder, but as larger ...

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News | Hemodynamic Support Devices

June 5, 2020 — Abiomed announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's investigational ...

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Videos | Hemodynamic Support Devices

This is a quick animation demonstrating how the new 9 French Abiomed Impella ECP expands to approximately 18 French and ...

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he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Abiomed Impella RP catheter-based heart pump to include patients suffering from COVID-19 related right heart failure or decompensation, including pulmonary embolism (PE).  #COVID19 #SARScov2
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June 1, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Abiom ...

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News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

May 29, 2020 — Medtronic is recalling its HeartWare HVAD left ventricular assist device (LVAD) pump outflow graft and ...

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News | Artificial Heart

May 27, 2020 — Carmat, a developer of the of a next generation advanced total artificial heart, announces the first ...

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Rash on the skin of a child who has COVID-19 related multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). Image copyright Damien Bonnet, M.D., Ph.D., courtesy of the American Heart Association. Coronavirus is linked with this Kawasaki-like inflammatory disease in children. #MIS-C #COVID #COVIDinkids #COVIDinChildren
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor

A new, serious COVID-19 cardiovascular presentation emerged in late April and early May 2020 in the form of pediatric ...

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News | ECMO Systems

May 1, 2020 — Abiomed, maker of the Impella heart pump, has acquired Breethe, developer of a novel extracorporeal ...

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