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

News | Heart Failure

December 21, 2020 — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated labeling December 17 for Abbott's HeartMate ...

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December 2, 2020 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized updates to Medicare coverage policies ...

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News | Hemodynamic Support Devices

November 12, 2020 — Abiomed recently announced new PROTECT III study data that demonstrates reduced rates of MACCE ...

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The Abiomed Breethe OXY-1 System has received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance. 
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October 26, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Abiomed for an all-in-one ...

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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Chuck Simonton, M.D., chief medical officer at Abiomed, explains when advanced hemodynamic support is required in COVID ...

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Videos | Hemodynamic Support Devices

Chuck Simonton, M.D., chief medical officer at Abiomed, discusses some of the new technologies and clinical trials the ...

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October 16, 2020 — The Restore EF Study demonstrates the use of contemporary best practices, including attempting a more ...

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Flexible electronics have been developed to implant in patients to constantly monitor their cardiac condition.
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This is an overview of some of the biggest cardiology technology advances. These innovations are covered in more detail ...

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Ryan Barbaro, M.D., clinical assistant professor, pediatric critical care medicine, University of Michigan, and chair of ...

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September 29, 2020 –  Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support saved lives in past epidemics of lung-damaging ...

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Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, executive director, The CardioVascular Center for Research and Innovation (CVCRI), explains the concpet of the Door-to-Unloading (DTU) Trial he is heading, one of several innovations at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Kapur is also director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program; director, interventional research laboratories; director of Cardiac Biology Research Center, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI), Tufts Medical Center. Photo by Dave Fornell
Feature | Tufts Medical Center | Dave Fornell, Editor

The cardiology program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston is internationally recognized for being on the forefront of ...

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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
Feature | Heart Failure | Dave Fornell, Editor

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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