Healio

Right HF after LVAD implantation raises risk for hospitalization, major adverse events

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We sought to assess how the incidence of RHF changes over time after LVAD implantation and to determine the ...
Healio

Recall of LVAD implant kit designated class I; two deaths reported

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA designated Abbott/Thoratec Corp.’s recall of it’s LVAD implant kit as class I. Blood leakage or air ...
MedPage Today

Skin Rash Should Be a Huge Red Flag for LVAD Recipients, Group Says

Beware a maculopapular rash years after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, according to clinicians describing the phenomenon of LVAD vasculitis in a case series. Three cases of LVAD ...
FierceBiotech

FDA hands Class I label to Abbott HeartMate LVAD software recall

An Abbott recall concerns more than 1,500 of the tablet apps used to communicate with and control its implanted long-term heart pumps, after reports that software issues could cause the pumps to stop ...
FierceBiotech

FDA approves less invasive implant technique for Abbott's HeartMate LVAD

The FDA approved a new, less invasive surgical technique for the placement of Abbott’s best-selling heart pump, allowing patients to avoid open surgery. The HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device ...
NBC Connecticut

Hartford HealthCare's LVAD Program Gives Survivors of Heart Failure Options

Having a heart attack is a life-changing, potentially deadly occurrence, but two Connecticut men who have experienced heart failure have gone onto live meaningful lives for years. That is thanks to a ...