When Dr. Robert Kormos, a cardiothoracic surgeon, began his career 30 years ago, he would dream of extending the lives of his patients who were often battling advanced heart failure. Now, as division ...
MOMENTUM 3 Study meets primary endpoint for short-term indication Results presented during late-breaking clinical trial session at the AHA Scientific Sessions MOMENTUM 3 Study data published in the ...
A pair of heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths has received the FDA’s most serious recall, the agency announced Monday. The recall comes years after surgeons say they ...
New data from the MOMENTUM 3 study showed for the first time that a heart pump can extend survival to five years and beyond for advanced heart failure patients Prior data1 have shown survival for ...
Thousands of patients experiencing heart failure may have increased life expectancy when using Abbott Medical Devices HeartMate 3 heart pump, according to recently released data from the company’s ...
(RTTNews) - Abbott (ABT) said the data from the MOMENTUM 3 trial showed its HeartMate 3 heart pump extended survival of advanced heart failure patients by at least five years. Results of the five-year ...
CLEVELAND, OH — Researchers are warning about "unexpectedly" and "abruptly" increased rates of thrombosis with the HeartMate II (Thoratec) left ventricular assist device (LVAD) occurring early after ...
Studies have shown that heart failure—which affects about 6.2 million adults in the U.S. alone—may shorten life expectancy by an average of 10 years and that only about half of those with the ...
Co announces data released today from the bridge-to-transplantation arm of the HeartMate II Pivotal trial demonstrate that the device provides effective mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to ...
Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ: THOR), a world leader in mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, announced today that it has begun enrollment in the SHIELD ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — 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 ...
The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database contains more than 4,500 reports in which the medical device may have caused or contributed to a ...
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