The characteristics described in this table are general. The intra-aortic balloon pump has been excluded since to it does not generate its own volume stroke. *Clinical approval of ECMO is variable ...

A ventricular assist device (VAD) helps pump blood from your heart to the rest of your body. It’s used when your heart is not able to pump enough blood on its own. The device consists of a pump, tubes ...

Second Heart Assist today announced data from a study highlighting the performance of its Whisper device against a ...

New research shows that people who have implanted heart-assist devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators, may safely use magnetic resonance New research shows that people who have implanted ...

Ventricular assist devices are mechanical pumps that take ... In addition, VADs unload the native heart allowing it to rest and, in some cases, the heart can recover function.