April 25, 2014 — Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) was the first facility in Tennessee to implant the ...
Hemodynamic Support Devices
This hemodynamic support systems channel includes content on intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVAD) like the Impella or TandemHeart, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and ventricular assist devices (VAD). This channel also includes use of these devices in support of patients in cardiogenic shock and advanced heart failure.
April 24, 2014 — Allison Morgan was in pretty bad shape when the medical helicopter touched down on the rooftop helipad ...
April 23, 2014 — Three weeks after delivering her first child, Amanda began to suffer from extreme fatigue, headaches, a ...
April 18, 2014 — New research presented at the 34th annual meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung ...
April 14, 2014 — CardiacAssist announced it has received a Class 4 medical device license for its TandemHeart system ...
April 10, 2014 — The largest single-center study of patients implanted with a total artificial heart found the device ...
Percutaneous ventricular assist (pVAD) devices offer more hemodynamic support than the 40-year-old gold standard of intr ...
March 18, 2014 — Thoratec Corp. initiated a voluntary worldwide Medical Device Correction in order to update its ...
December 11, 2013 – The National Cheng Kung University Heart Science and Medical Devices Research Center (NCKU HSDMRC) ...
October 1, 2013 — Sunshine Heart Inc. has launched a website dedicated to providing information to patients suffering ...
September 19, 2013 — CardiacAssist launched the Protek17 Arterial Cannula, a key component of the TandemHeart temporary ...