Perwaiz Meraj, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, director of interventional cardiology,...
Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD). VADs are a type of hemodynamic support device that helps increase blood flow in people who have ventricles that don't work properly.
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William O'Neill, M.D., highlights best practice protocols based on Impella Quality database and real-...
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Heart failure experts at the National Research Center for Cardiac Surgery in Astana, Kazakhstan, recently announced the first successful implantation of the FIVAD (Fully Implanted Ventricular...
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The U.S.
Sponsored Content | Videos | Heart Failure | February 13, 2019
The Abiomed Impella RP had higher than expected mortality in its post-approval study, much higher than in its pre-market approval study. The vendor and the FDA believe this might be due to poor patient selection and implanting the device too late to aid the patient.
Feature | Hemodynamic Support Devices | February 05, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a letter to cardiologists this week to explain its evaluation of...
Sponsored Content | Videos | January 10, 2019
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Sponsored Content | Videos | Hemodynamic Support Devices | December 13, 2018
A pig heart, shown here, is very similar in size and anatomy to a human heart. For this reason, pigs are used extensively in pre-clinical animal testing for new implantable cardiovascular devices. If pig hearts could be used for human transplantation, it would greatly alleviate shortages of donor human hearts.
News | Cardiovascular Surgery | December 11, 2018
December 11, 2018 — The scientific journal...
Sponsored Content | Videos | Cath Lab | October 24, 2018
A patient who received the HeartMate III LVAD system showing off his external battery pack. He served as a patient ambassador in the Abbott booth at ACC 2018. The HeartMate III, with its magnetic levitated pump, showed a big reduction in clotting over previous LVADs in a key late-breaking trial at ACC earlier this year.
Feature | Heart Failure | October 19, 2018
October 19, 2018 — Abbott announced today that the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) has received U....
News | Hemodynamic Support Devices | September 20, 2018
September 19, 2018 — Abiomed Inc. announces its initiatives at the 30th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (...
Sponsored Content | Videos | Cath Lab | September 19, 2018
William O’Neill, M.D., outlines his recent clinical publication of AMICS patients from the Impella Quality (IQ)...
Videos | Hemodynamic Support Devices | August 31, 2018
Behnam Tehrani, M.D., FSCAI, director of the cardiac cath lab, INOVA Heart and Vascular Institute, Fairfax, Va.,...
