A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a surgically implanted cardiac assist mechanism which essentially acts mechanically like the heart. One cannula sits in the left ventricle which pulls ...

In addition to these concepts directly related to the device itself ... caregivers, LVAD recipients can be comfortable in their own surroundings knowing there are experts to assist should they ...

This marks the latest recall-related issue for HeartMate in recent years. Last June, the FDA deemed another recall as serious ...

CorWave said the results mark the final stage of CorWave’s preclinical development, paving the way for a first-in-human study ...

The HeartMate II is currently the only continuous-flow left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) approved by the FDA for both bridge-to-transplantation and destination therapy. Because of its ...

The development of left ventricular assist devices could be considered an ... after transplantation for patients who received an LVAD before transplantation and those who did not.

When heart muscle gets damaged, the result is often permanent. Unlike other muscles in the body, the heart has long been ...

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, has performed India's first-ever Left ...

Army Hospital (Research & Referral) has created history by successfully performing India’s first-ever Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implantation using the HeartMate 3 device in a ...

The pioneering procedure was carried out on 29 March 2025 on 12-year-old Jackson Foong Yi Jie, who was urgently referred to ...

Puzzle Medical says the ModulHeart could provide a less-invasive alternative to a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), which pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body when the heart isn’t ...