Other heart pumps, such as the left ventricular assist device (LVAD), can support a damaged ventricle (typically the left ...

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

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

The Gaffney sisters each needed a left ventricular assist device to do the ... which contain two batteries that run the device. Those batteries are connected to the LVAD by a tube that runs ...

The characteristics described in this table are general. The intra-aortic balloon pump has been excluded since to it does not generate its own volume stroke. *Clinical approval of ECMO is variable ...

The following is a summary of “Relationship between serum potassium levels and cardiac arrhythmias in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients: a comprehensive analysis and prognostic ...

Here’s a guide. Lithium-ion batteries degrade over time and charging cycles, and it’s not uncommon for a well-used device to experience shorter spans between charges after two or three years ...

Illinois: Abbott announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a change to its label that will help patients who receive a HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (LVAD ...

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Abbott Laboratories, Inc. ABT recently announced that the FDA has approved a change of label for its HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (LVAD or heart pump). The development, meant ...

Abbott, a global healthcare leader, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a change to its label that will help patients who receive a HeartMate 3 left ventricular ...