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 ...

Over those two years of check-ups and ultrasounds, doctors found that his heart was actually recovering and getting stronger ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marvin Slepian, former chairman of the International Society for Mechanical Circulatory Support, or ISMCS, said Chinese ...

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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is only one mechanical heart pump available in the U.S. for patients with heart failure requiring left ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elderly patients enjoy improvements in quality of life and functional outcomes similar to those experienced by younger patients after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, but with fewer ...