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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
When heart muscle gets damaged, the result is often permanent. Unlike other muscles in the body, ... This mechanical pump supports the heart by helping it move blood through the body.
If you have congestive heart failure or a weakened heart pump as well as electrical abnormalities of the heart rhythm, then your doctor may recommend a biventricular pacemaker or defibrillator.
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.
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