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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William O’Neill, M.D., medical director of the Center for Structural Heart Disease at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, explains data on first 250 patients in the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative...
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Abiomed’s newest heart pump, the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-market approval (PMA) for safety and efficacy in the therapy of cardiogenic...
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There was a 77 percent increase in survival in cardiogenic shock patients treated using a new protocol in the...
Videos | Cardiogenic Shock | October 08, 2019
Technology | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | September 27, 2019
September 27, 2019 — Abiomed’s newest heart pump, the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist, has received U.S. Food and Drug...
Videos | Hemodynamic Support Devices | September 22, 2019
There was a 77 percent increase in survival in cardiogenic shock patients treated using a new protocol in the...
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019 — CorWave announced successful completion of its first 60-day preclinical study to evaluate its...
Paul Tang, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiac surgeon at Michigan Medicine’s Frankel Cardiovascular Center in the OR. Image courtesy of Michigan Medicine.
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019 — Left...
In July, the biggest news item was Datascope initiating a Class I recalled of its intra-aortic balloon pumps due to potential battery failure.
Feature | August 02, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
August 2, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC...
Technology | Heart Failure | July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019 – Procyrion Inc. secured Breakthrough Device designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA...
Feature | Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP) | July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Maquet/Datascope is recalling all...
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | June 12, 2019
June 12, 2019 — In a letter sent to healthcare providers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) validates that...
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019 — Abiomed announced that the Impella CP with SmartAssist will be commercially available beginning at...
Image courtesy of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI).
News | Cardiogenic Shock | May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019 – A newly released expert consensus statement proposes a classification schema for...
Technology | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | May 14, 2019
May 14, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expansion of Abiomed’s Impella 5.0 and...
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | May 02, 2019
May 2, 2019 — Abiomed announced that, on April 26, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved initiation...
