In a significant medical advancement for the state, Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health has successfully implanted two ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tagged a recall of Abbott’s HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (LVAD) ...

Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MDMedically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD A total artificial heart (TAH) is a ...

Our division is recognized nationwide as a leader in heart transplantation, ventricular assist devices and other areas of adult cardiac surgical care. In thoracic surgery, our faculty members are ...

My condition was severe enough to warrant getting an LVAD (left ventricular assist device), which is basically a pump that’s ...

A ventricular assist device (VAD) helps pump blood from your heart to the rest of your body. It’s used when your heart is not able to pump enough blood on its own. The device consists of a pump, tubes ...

At the largest hospital in Brooklyn, doctors are working to address disparities for patients facing advanced heart failure.

Early identification of kidney dysfunction in patients with advanced heart failure is crucial for timely interventions. In ...

The use of mechanical support of the circulation with ventricular assist devices for refractory heart failure is increasing. This is due to expanding indications, including for acute heart failure ...

Called left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), they help circulate blood around the body. But many spend years relying on the battery-powered pump while their wait for a transplant continues.

Hence, this device underwent several modifications (HeartMate XVE). Despite these changes, the post-REMATCH study, which included 309 patients with a HeartMate XVE, did not show substantial ...