Medtronic plc recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a less-invasive implant approach of its HVAD System, a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for patients with...
Hemodynamic Support Devices
This hemodynamic support systems include intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVAD) like the Impella or tandemheart, and ventricular assist devices (VAD).
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About 50 percent of patients in cardiogenic shock do not survive, and account for about 90,000 heart attack patients a year who show up in hospital emergency departments.
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June 6, 2018 — Maquet Datascope Corp.
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June 4, 2018 — The U.S.
Technology | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | July 17, 2018
July 17, 2018 — Medtronic plc recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a less-invasive...
Image courtesy of CorWave
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | July 11, 2018
July 11, 2018 — French-based CorWave announced that its CALYPSO program has received 14 million euros to develop...
Two versions of the Abiomed Impella percutaneous ventricular assist device displayed at ACC 2018. Impella is the only device that currently has a FDA indication for use in cardiogenic shock.
Feature | Hemodynamic Support Devices | July 08, 2018 | Emmanouil S. Brilakis, M.D., Ph.D., FSCAI and Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., FSCAI
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a low-cardiac-output state resulting in life-threatening end-organ hypoperfusion and hypoxia...
William O'Neill, M.D., unveils the Detroit Cardiogenic Shock Initiative at Henry Ford Hospital. The program uses new protocols to reduce cardiogenic shock mortality by 50 percent by using early hemodyanmic support.
Feature | Hemodynamic Support Devices | June 22, 2018 | Dave Fornell, Editor
About 50 percent of patients in cardiogenic shock do not survive, and account for about 90,000 heart attack patients...
The touchscreen Maquet Datascope CardioSave Hybrid Intra-aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) system console.
News | Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP) | June 06, 2018
June 6, 2018 — Maquet Datascope Corp. said it is recalling the CardioSave Hybrid Intra-aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)...
Feature | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | June 04, 2018
June 4, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Medtronic initiated a Class 1 recall all 204,017 of its...
An example of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) from Maquet.
Feature | Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP) | May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018 — The results from the Survival Improvement in Extensive Myocardial Infarction with PERsistent Ischemia...
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018 — Abbott has initiated a Class I recall of the HeartMate 3...
Image courtesy of Hayek Medical
News | Congenital Heart | May 02, 2018
May 2, 2018 — Select adult patients born with a single functioning ventricle, and who have undergone a surgical...
News | Hemodynamic Support Devices | April 12, 2018
April 12, 2018 – French medical technology company CorWave announced it has been awarded almost $3.5 million in...
Technology | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | April 02, 2018
April 2, 2018 — Abiomed Inc. announced that it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pre-Market Approval...
Videos | Heart Failure | March 23, 2018
David Lanfear M.D., FACC, head of advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit,...
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | March 13, 2018
March 13, 2018 — At two years of follow-up, severely ill patients with advanced...
Videos | February 22, 2018
This video details the first use of a new protocol at The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center to start...
