A cardiac surgery and heart failure team at the University of Michigan implanted a novel mechanical heart pump into a patient as part of a clinical trial that will compare it to the only device ...

On Valentine's Day 2022, two cardiac patients met in the ICU at a New York Hospital. They became friends and lent each other ...

In a first-of-its-kind procedure, a terminally ill ... called a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), which helps pump blood ...

However, if the pump stops ... the Utah Artificial Heart Team (UAHT) nurses selected a group of nurses with years of thoracic surgery ICU experience to provide care for LVAD patients.

Joanne Matos, 37, was born with an enlarged heart and has congestive heart failure. Despite a stroke and two silent heart ...

February is for the heart. This Friday is Valentine's Day, and all month long is American Heart Month. For some, like Grand Rapids native Tracy Meier, this month signifies survival.

A unique way to celebrate Valentine's Day is available to some special patients and their families of Georgia's Heart Institute.

Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are mechanical pumps that help circulate ... for patients awaiting heart transplants or those who are not candidates for surgery. Recent research has focused ...

three of which occurred during surgery. There have been multiple advancements in the field of left ventricular assist devices. Magenta Medical is developing the ‘world’s smallest heart pump ...