ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated labeling for the company's HeartMate 3™ heart pump ...

System failure of an assist device may occur from any of its components. Components outside the thorax are relatively easy to replace. All component changes should be done as specified by the ...

To review the specific management of every available VAD, each with their own control device, alarm variables and usage instructions, is beyond the scope of this review. However, the general ...

Mechanical circulatory support systems for the treatment of end-stage heart failure are now available for a wide variety of clinical situations and support times. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...

HOUSTON – Jan.18, 2008 --Texas Children’s Hospital has been named the national lead center for a 12-hospital, 36-month clinical trial of the German-manufactured pediatric heart pump called Berlin ...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Berlin Heart Inc. announced they have completed the Post Approval Surveillance for the EXCOR ® Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device, a requirement of the Post ...

"This is a landmark event for children suffering from terminal heart failure." Charles D. Fraser, Jr., MD, Texas Children’s Hospital THE WOODLANDS, Tex., and BERLIN, Dec. 16, 2011—The Berlin Heart ...

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC — a national leader in the use of lifesaving ventricular assist devices (VADs) for children in heart failure — is part of a collaboration that recently has ...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Berlin Heart Inc. announced they have completed the Post Approval Surveillance for the EXCOR ® Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device, a requirement of the Post ...