Heart Failure

This heart failure channel offers news and new technology to treat heart failure. This includes for new innovations to treat congesitive heart failure (CHF). The channel includes news on HFpEF and HFrEF.

Heartware HVAD, ventricular assist device, artificial heart, Medtronic

News | October 05, 2016

FDA Announces Two HeartWare HVAD System Class 1 Recalls

October 5, 2016 — Medtronic said two previously communicated global voluntary recalls related to the HeartWare...

CardioKinetix, Parachute device, Heart Failure device therapy

The CardioKinetix Parachute device implant shown deployed in the left ventricle of a heart failure patient. The device helps remodel the ventricle to improve the heart's ability to pump blood more efficiently.

Feature | Heart Failure | September 29, 2016 | Abha Mishra

5 New Implantable Cardiovascular Technologies to Watch

New cardiovascular device therapies for atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) are rapidly evolving with...

Medtronic, CRT, cardiac resynchroniazation therapy devices, heart failure, medication adherence, retrospective analysis, HFSA 2016

News | Heart Failure | September 20, 2016

Heart Failure Medication Adherence Improves Following CRT Device Implant

September 20, 2016 — Medtronic plc announced the results of an analysis that reveals patients increasingly adhere to...

EBR Systems, FDA, WiSE Technology, Wireless Stimulation Endocardially, SOLVE-CRT study

The WiSE CRT System uses a tiny implant in the left ventricle to synchronize the heart, overcoming limitations of traditional cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in heart failure patients. Graphic courtesy of Business Wire.

News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | September 15, 2016

FDA Approves U.S. Study of EBR Systems' Wireless Cardiac Pacing System

September 15, 2016 — EBR Systems Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an...

SynCardia, Chapter 11 reorganization, sale, Total Artificial Heart

News | Artificial Heart | September 13, 2016

SynCardia Artificial Heart to Emerge from Chapter 11 Reorganization With New Owner

August 29, 2016 — SynCardia Systems, manufacturer of the...

Carmat, bioprosthetic artificial heart, PIVOTAL study, first implantation, heart failure

News | Artificial Heart | September 09, 2016

Carmat Announces Start of the PIVOTAL Study

September 9, 2016 — Carmat announced that the first implantation of its bioprosthetic...

Videos | Heart Failure | September 02, 2016

Implantable Device Improves Sleep Apnea in Heart Failure Patients

This video, provided by Respicardia, demonstrates the Remede System is a pacemaker-like implantable device. It is...

Respicardia, Remede, pacemaker for sleep apnea, central sleep apnea treatment

The Respicardia Remede System is a pacemaker-like implantable device designed to improve cardiovascular health by restoring natural breathing during sleep in patients with central sleep apnea.

News | Heart Failure | September 02, 2016

Implantable Device Improved Central Sleep Apnea, Reduces Heart Failure Complications

September 2, 2016 — Results from an international, randomized study show that an implanted nerve stimulator...

News | Heart Failure | August 23, 2016

Severe Obesity Revealed as Stand-Alone High-Risk Factor for Heart Failure

August 23, 2016 — A new study of more than 13,000 people has found that so-called morbid obesity appears to stand...

Jason Burdick, injectable hydrogels, heart failure, heart attack, American Chemical Society

Compared to other types of hydrogels being developed (left), a new hydrogel (right) can form crosslinks after injection into the heart, making the material stiffer and longer-lasting. Image courtesy of American Chemical Society.

News | Heart Failure | August 23, 2016

Injectable Gels Could Prevent Future Heart Failure

August 23, 2016 — During a heart attack, clots or narrowed arteries block blood flow, harming or killing cells...