Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for ventricular assist devices (VAD). VADs are a type of mechanical hemodynamic support device that helps increase blood flow in people who have ventricles that are not work properly due to heart failure, cardiogenic shock, cardiomyopathy or myocardial infarction. Most often these devices support the left ventricle, so they are often referred to as left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). VADS come in two types, surgically implanted, usually as a bridge to heart transplant, and percutanenous catheter-based pumps used for temporary hemodynamic support. Examples of temporary percutaneous pumps include the Impella and TandemHeart devices.

 

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Aug. 9, 2007 - Abiomed Inc. today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2008 with record revenue ...

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August 8, 2007 - CircuLite Inc. reported the launch of the clinical development program for its Synergy Pocket ...

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August 3, 2007 - World Heart Corp. (WorldHeart), a developer of mechanical circulatory support systems, recently ...

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July 26, 2007 - CardiacAssist Inc., a Pittsburgh-based medical device company, announced it has completed the 1000th ...

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July 16, 2007 - World Heart Corp. (WorldHeart), a developer of mechanical circulatory support systems, announced the ...

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July 6, 2007 - CardioTech International Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its Gish Biomedical Inc ...

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June 5, 2007 — A patch designed to help damaged cardiac tissue recover from a heart attack has been successful in early ...

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May 29, 2007 — Doctors at University of Pittsburgh Medical School, (UPMC) have begun a study using an investigational ...

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May 23, 2007 — MicroMed Cardiovascular Inc. has announced that on Monday, May 14, 2007, doctors at Freeman Hospital in ...

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May 15, 2007 — Acorn Cardiovascular has announced that the FDA will consider approval of the CorCap Cardiac Support ...

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When it comes to treating patients suffering from heart failure, which is typically defined as a heart whose ...

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May 7, 2007 — Thoratec Corp., a global maker of products to treat cardiovascular disease, says the FDA has approved an ...

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May 1, 2007 — Ventracor has announced the presentation of summary clinical data of the first 100 patients implanted with ...

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April 26, 2007 — ZOLL Medical Corp., manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, announced ...

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April 24, 2007 — Abiomed Inc. has announced completion of the enrollment of 20 patients in its pilot clinical trial of ...

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