LVADs have been life-savers for decades and, for a number of years, hospitals had a choice of two devices - the HeartWare ...

Medtronic announced it has received a breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its fully implantable left ventricular assist device for patients with advanced HF. Perspective from Frank Smart, ...

Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure who are Black or female were less likely to receive a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation compared with White and male beneficiaries. Between ...

Las Vegas, NV - The preliminary results from a large prospective study of cardiac function during left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support have found that left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ...

Fineheart SA will soon begin a first-in-human study of Flowmaker, its fully implantable left ventricular assist device, in France, after receiving authorization from the French National Agency for the ...

DANVILLE, Pa. — It's called a Left Ventricular Assist Device or LVAD for short. To some, it may look like a random piece of medical equipment, but to Susanne Brown of Williamsport, it's what saved her ...

The NyokAssist device, from China, had few adverse outcomes by 30 days. More devices—and more trials—are on the way.

TikToker Sofia Hart documents life with an LVAD — a device that keeps her heart pumping — while she awaits a heart transplant When Sofia Hart wakes up in the morning, she brushes her teeth and makes ...

Grace Jennings returned to school earlier this month. The 12-year-old from San Antonio spent last semester in Austin at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. “The students are really cool,” ...