Physicians at Emory University Hospital performed the first-ever surgical implantation in the United States of a brand-new type of heart pump designed to help save patients with heart failure, using a ...
Severe pediatric cardiac decompensation has a mortality risk of 50-65% and is the leading cause of death in children. Heart transplantation is the current standard of care for end-stage pediatric ...
BEAR, Delaware (WPVI) -- When medication stops helping with heart failure, a ventricular assist device might be the next option. VAD implants have doubled in the past decade, but are still underused.
CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Abiomed Inc , maker of the AbioCor artificial heart, has high hopes for a device that can help an acutely ill patient's own heart pump blood until function can be restored, ...
End-stage heart disease can leave patients breathless and fatigued despite treatment. Experts explain dilated cardiomyopathy, warning signs, and when a heart transplant becomes necessary, offering a ...
On Nov. 18, the heart failure and transplantation team at Emory University Hospital (EUH) made history, performing the first-ever surgical implantation in the United States of a brand-new type of ...