Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) surgery is a procedure to place a durable mechanical heart pump into a poorly functioning heart. LVADs help your heart’s lower left chamber (ventricle) pump blood ...

The FDA approved a new, less invasive surgical technique for the placement of Abbott’s best-selling heart pump, allowing patients to avoid open surgery. The HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device ...

Doctors implant device that keeps former VP alive until possible transplant. July 15, 2010 -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney, 69, who underwent surgery last week to implant a pump to assist his ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We sought to assess how the incidence of RHF changes over time after LVAD implantation and to determine the ...

Patients who underwent heart transplant with or without bridge to transplant left ventricular assist device therapy had superior 5-year survival vs. those with LVAD destination therapy when matched on ...

CHICAGO — The largest trial to date investigating the use of stem cells to enhance myocardial recovery in patients who have received a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) missed the primary end ...

Several years ago, Ruby Moody suffered two heart attacks and flat-lined in the hospital. Today, the 79-year-old is going strong, thanks to her left-ventricular assist device. "I would fully recommend ...

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Sue Baker was used to spending time in the hospital. She had started having heart troubles in 2015, and as the issue escalated, she spent more and more time in the hospital. She had a pacemaker ...