A continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) improved survival free from disabling stroke compared with a pulsatile LVAD, when used as destination therapy over a 2-year period in patients ...

In patients with advanced HF, mechanical unloading of the failing myocardium using pulsatile-flow devices is more effective vs. using continuous-flow devices, according to study results. Researchers ...

Left ventricular (LV) assist devices (LVADs) can provide effective short-term circulatory support in patients awaiting heart transplantation, but their suitability for patients who are not eligible ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A new generation of implanted devices that help a failing heart function properly is significantly more effective than the previous version, making these new devices an appropriate ...

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...

VADs are usually classified according to the mode of blood flow, namely pulsatile or continuous. Continuous types can be further subdivided based on the biomechanics of the pump: centrifugal or axial.

In 2001, a randomized trial comparing a pulsatile left ventricular assist device (LVAD) with medical therapy for end-stage heart failure reported a median survival advantage of 8.5 months for patients ...

DALLAS, Sept. 17 – Injecting a clot-buster unclogged a mechanical heart pump, restoring blood flow, according to a study in today's special surgery issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart ...

May 1, 2012 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) — A risk score used to stratify patients treated with mechanical circulatory support provides only a modest ability to predict the risk of 90-day in-hospital ...