Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for ventricular assist devices (VAD). VADs are a type of mechanical hemodynamic support device that helps increase blood flow in people who have ventricles that are not work properly due to heart failure, cardiogenic shock, cardiomyopathy or myocardial infarction. Most often these devices support the left ventricle, so they are often referred to as left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). VADS come in two types, surgically implanted, usually as a bridge to heart transplant, and percutanenous catheter-based pumps used for temporary hemodynamic support. Examples of temporary percutaneous pumps include the Impella and TandemHeart devices.

 

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Two Illinois medical centers are now ready to use the TandemHeart PTVA System from CardiacAssist: Northwestern Memorial ...

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MicroMed Cardiovascular, Inc. has received a CE Mark extension to continue marketing its DeBakey VAD system in Europe ...

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The FDA will convene a Medical Device Dispute Resolution Panel (MDDRP) on Dec. 15 to consider the first device to ...

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Feature | Ryan Hiett

If its cancer care, emergency medicine, pediatric and maternal-fetal medicine specialties keep Robert Wood Johnson ...

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Abiomed Inc. recently announced the start of the IMPELLA 2.5 pilot study in the U.S. with the enrollment of the first ...

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The EXCOR TAH-t has received CE approval with the CardioWest TAH-t. The pneumatic drivers provide precisely calibrated ...

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Feature | Kim Phelan

At a pivotal time of advancement in cardiovascular imaging, diagnostics, interventions and therapies, a time when ...

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ABIOMED Inc. is commencing its pilot clinical trial in the U.S. for the IMPELLA 2.5 minimally invasive ventricular ...

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The AB5000 Circulatory Support System provides temporary support for one or both sides of the natural heart in ...

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Impella Recover technology, which includes the Recover LP 2.5, LD, LP 5.0 and the RD, are commercially available in ...

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Enabling the TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device to provide blood flow of up to five liters per minute ...

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