Brightflow SAS raised €16.5 million (US$18 million) in a series A financing round that will go towards developing its right ventricular mechanical circulatory support system. The company is working ...

An estimated 6.2 million Americans are currently living with heart failure — when your heart fails to pump blood as it should. Heart failure is responsible for 1 in 8 deaths in the U.S. per year ...

Heart-Pump Developer Magenta Medical Raises $105 Million Israeli startup aims to compete with U.S. heart-pump pioneer Abiomed, now owned by Johnson & Johnson. But analysts say the market has lots ...

July 15, 2010 -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney, 69, who underwent surgery last week to implant a pump to assist his heart, may be only one step away from a heart transplant, according to ...

There is only one mechanical heart pump available in the U.S. for patients with heart failure requiring left ventricular assistance. If the INNOVATE trial is successful, a second option could emerge.

After severe heart failure, the ability of the heart to heal by forming new cells is very low. However, after receiving treatment with a supportive heart pump, the capacity of a damaged heart to ...