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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A discussion with William O'Neill, M.D., director of the structural heart program, Henry Ford Hospital, and Michele ...

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July 30, 2019 – Procyrion Inc. secured Breakthrough Device designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

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June 12, 2019 — In a letter sent to healthcare providers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) validates that ...

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May 22, 2019 — Abiomed announced that the Impella CP with SmartAssist will be commercially available beginning at the 20 ...

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May 14, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expansion of Abiomed’s Impella 5.0 and ...

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May 2, 2019 — Abiomed announced that, on April 26, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved initiation of ...

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Podcast | Hemodynamic Support Devices

This podcast is a discussion with William O'Neill, M.D., director of the structural heart program, Henry Ford Hospital ...

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The Aortic intra-aortic axial flow pump is designed to unload the heart and increase renal perfusion in heart failure patients experiencing cardiorenal syndrome.
Feature | Heart Failure | Will Clifton, M.D.
The heart and kidneys are inextricably linked through a diverse web of hemodynamic, neural and hormonal mechanisms. As ...
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April 5, 2019 — Three years ago this week, Abiomed's Impella heart pump received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

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Illustration showing the venous implantation route and where the inlet and outflow ports are when the Abiomed Impella RP is placed in the right side of the heart. The  Impella RP catheter is used for right heart hemodynamic support.
Feature | Hemodynamic Support Devices | Perwaiz Meraj, M.D. FACC and Uma Chandrasekaran, Ph.D.

Right heart failure (RHF) is a syndrome characterized by the inability of the right ventricle (RV) to support optimal ...

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March 22, 2019 — Severely ill patients with advanced heart failure who received the HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist ...

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Perwaiz Meraj, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, director of interventional cardiology, assistant professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker ...

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William O'Neill, M.D., highlights best practice protocols based on Impella Quality database and real-world evidence ...

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February 11, 2019 — Heart failure experts at the National Research Center for Cardiac Surgery in Astana, Kazakhstan ...

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