Children's Hospital of Philadelphia doctor excited after world's smallest heart pump FDA-approved for kids
The world's smallest heart pump helped save a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia patient's life. Now that it's been ...
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How An Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) Works
Other devices, MCS devices, like the Impella, TandemHeart ... coronary and valve procedures Heart failure The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body to deliver oxygen ...
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J&J bulks up before consumer health spinout with Abiomed buy
Abiomed makes the bulk of its $1 billion-plus annual sales from its Impella range of heart pumps, which are billed as the smallest such devices available in the world and have enjoyed double-digit ...
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Understanding Heart Failure: What Patients Need to Know
If you see your cardiologist and they throw out the term “heart failure,” your heart might figuratively skip a beat. The ...
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U.S. FDA Expands Indication for Impella Heart Pumps to Treat Pediatric Patients
Impella CP and Impella 5.5 heart pumps unload the heart's left ventricle ... The PMA amendment expands the usage of left-sided Impella devices to specific pediatric patients weighing =52kg ...