The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on April 15 that Abbott/Thoratec Corp. is recalling the Heartmate II and Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) due to long-term ...
The HeartMate 3 LVAD. [Image courtesy of LVAD] A hospital in Saudi Arabia announced today that it completed the world’s first robotic-assisted implantation of the Abbott HeartMate 3. King Faisal ...