Patients with advanced HF ineligible for a transplant who were implanted with a centrifugal-flow left ventricular assist device and received BP management were more likely to survive and be free of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers observed significant improvement in cerebrovascular hemodynamics after LVAD implant in patients with ...

Abstract and Introduction Education for Treatment of LVAD Recipients Emerging Issues Surrounding LVAD Recipients Conclusion References The driveline exits the abdomen and attaches to the system ...

Angiotensin II antagonists may help prevent GI bleeding among heart failure patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), a retrospective study suggested. Taking ACE ...

Ventricular assist devices are mechanical pumps that take over the function of the damaged ventricle in order to re-establish normal hemodynamics and end-organ blood flow. In addition, VADs unload the ...

People with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) often underwent non-cardiac surgery -- and faced higher-than-average morbidity and mortality in doing so, a study showed. One in six Medicare ...

When it comes to receiving a new heart, some patients with advanced heart failure may be put at a disadvantage by recent policy changes from the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ...