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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August 29, 2017 — Abbott announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Full MagLev ...

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This video educational session, provided in partnership with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), is titled ...

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June 30, 2017 — Abiomed Inc. announced the recent publication of a peer-reviewed retrospective study on hemodynamic ...

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June 22, 2017 — A 12-year-old boy at Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome, Italy, has become the world’s youngest ...

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June 12, 2017 — Abiomed Inc. recently released its third-generation Impella CP heart pump at the 2017 meeting of the ...

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June 12, 2017 — TandemLife began its commercial launch of the TandemLife Priming Tray, a new product designed to ...

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This video, provided in partnership with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), is titled "Intraoperative ...

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May 9, 2017 — The first patient has been enrolled in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved prospective ...

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Heartware HVAD recall for its ventricular assist device from Medtronic
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May 5, 2017 — Medtronic Mechanical Circulatory Support is expanding its recall of its HeartWare Ventricular Assist ...

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the Impella pVAD improves survival, mortality in AMI heart attack with cardiogenic shock
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Recent clinical study data presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2017 meeting show new treatment ...

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A discussion with William O'Neill, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, medical director of the Center for Structural Heart Disease at Hen ...

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April 3, 2017 — Hospitals can dramatically increase heart attack survival rates in patients suffering cardiogenic shock ...

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This video, provided by Abiomed, demonstrates the Impella percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVAD). It offers ...

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March 9, 2017 — Metro Detroit cardiologists from five health systems have joined together to increase residents’ ...

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March 9, 2017 — A new study published in Circulation Research finds use of hemodynamic support with the Impella 2.5 hear ...

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