Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center celebrated the longest-living patient in the state on a left ventricular assist device May 18. Mayra Rodriguez, 42, of Union County, N.J., celebrated her 14th ...

Pleasanton, CA - Heart-pump manufacturer Thoratec is warning that wear and tear on the percutaneous lead that connects its HeartMate II left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to the device controller ...

A continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) improved survival free from disabling stroke compared with a pulsatile LVAD, when used as destination therapy over a 2-year period in patients ...

For patients with weak hearts that need help pumping blood, an alternative to a heart transplant is an implant of a mechanical pump, called a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). These devices help ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Abiomed announced a recall of its LVAD due to ...

In August 2016, Stephen Love, a professor of agriculture at the University of Idaho, suffered a massive heart attack. Love was photographing and collecting native wildflowers in the isolated ...

Temporary use of left ventricular assist devices, such as this one, in combination with medications can help restore normal cardiovascular function in some patients with heart failure, according to a ...

It's been almost a year since St. Jude Medical announced its acquisition of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) maker Thoratec, and the past 12 months have shaken up the LVAD market. Since then, St.

Veteran Omaha firefighter Mike Arnold has gotten a second chance at life after recently undergoing surgery to implant a life-saving heart pump. Veteran Omaha firefighter Mike Arnold has gotten a ...

Jarvik Heart and Leviticus Cardio have created a heart pump with wireless charging. The firms said the first patient had been implanted in Astana, Kazakhstan, with a wirelessly-powered ventricular ...

People with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) often underwent non-cardiac surgery -- and faced higher-than-average morbidity and mortality in doing so, a study showed. One in six Medicare ...