There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to a risk of heart perforation, according to an alert issued by the pump's ...

In heart failure, the necessary oxygen levels and nutrients do not meet the body’s demands, setting off a domino effect of congestion in the lungs, kidneys and other areas. About 6.7 million adults in ...

Doctors at UVA Health say new technology is helping reduce that risk for some of their most vulnerable heart patients.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall, the highest-level alert, for heart pumps that have been linked to nearly 50 deaths. Impella heart pumps are used for short term ...

Madras Medical Mission implants Evaheart LVAD in a 42-year-old man with end-stage heart failure, improving his cardiac function.

Physicians at Emory University Hospital performed the first-ever surgical implantation in the United States of a brand-new type of heart pump designed to help save patients with heart failure, using a ...

The Impella reduces the heart’s workload while supplying blood and oxygen to other vital organs.

BUCKEYE, Ariz. — A Valley woman beat incredible odds, surviving a massive heart attack thanks to a revolutionary new piece of technology; a tiny heart pump. It was March 25 when Deanna Morehead, 61, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two heart pump systems were approved for the treatment of acute decompensated HF and cardiogenic shock in ...

The Kate Gleason College of Engineering’s multidisciplinary senior design program provides a unique opportunity for students to gain hands-on expertise and participate in top-level research while ...