August 12, 2011 — SynCardia Systems Inc., manufacturer of the temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH), said Aug. 2 ...
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.
August 5, 2011 — Heart failure circulatory support system maker Thoratec Corp. announced it acquired the medical ...
August 3, 2011 — Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) is the nation's first pediatric hospital to both surgically implant and ...
August 2, 2011 – WorldHeart, which is developing ventricular assist devices designed for adults, children and infants ...
July 27, 2011 – A special panel convened July 21 in Gaithersburg, Md., to review the results of the Excor pediatric ...
July 19, 2011 — Terumo Heart Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Terumo Corp., announced that a patient implanted with ...
July 19, 2011 — An article published in the July issue of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation reports the ...
July 13, 2011 – The TandemHeart circulatory support system has been granted expanded reimbursement coverage by NHIC Corp ...
June 15, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Maquet Datascope Corp. has issued a class I recall for ...
June 14, 2011 – An initial animal study of a next-generation cardiac assist device for heart failure patients using a ...
May 11, 2011 – The Impella percutaneously deployed ventricular assist device showed an overall average hospital charge ...
May 3, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) clearance to Maquet Cardiovascular’s ...
April 19, 2011 – Promising new devices for mechanical circulatory support of children with heart defects or heart ...
April 13, 2011 – The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), American Heart Association (AHA) and the ...