FDA OKs HeartWare device for transplant patients
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new heart pump for patients with severe heart failure who are awaiting a heart transplant.
Cardiology
Nov 20, 2012 |
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New pediatric heart failure guidelines a first in Canada
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society is the first in Canada to issue guidelines aimed at helping primary care and emergency physicians, as well as specialists, recognize and manage heart failure in children. The guidelines ...
Cardiology
Oct 30, 2012 |
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Docs: Heart device might be breakthrough for muscular dystrophy
(HealthDay)—A man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who received a device to help his heart's left ventricle pump blood throughout his body could represent a breakthrough in the treatment of the disease, ...
Cardiology
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Ventricular assist device beneficial in youth heart failure
(HealthDay) -- For children with severe heart failure, use of a ventricular assist device as a bridge to heart transplantation is associated with improved survival compared with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...
Cardiology
Aug 09, 2012 |
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ESC Heart Failure Guidelines feature new recommendations on devices, drugs and diagnosis
New recommendations on devices, drugs and diagnosis in heart failure were launched at the Heart Failure Congress 2012, 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia, and published in the European Heart Journal. ...
Cardiology
May 19, 2012 |
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Aide says Cheney had heart transplant
(AP) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday, after five heart attacks over the past 25 years and countless medical procedures to keep him going. Cheney, 71, waited nearly two ...
Cardiology
Mar 25, 2012 |
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University of Louisville/Jewish Hospital program helps avoid, delay heart transplant
Some patients with advanced heart failure caused by cardiomyopathy, the deterioration of function of the heart muscle, are benefitting from a new recovery protocol at the University of Louisville and Jewish Hospital, a part ...
Cardiology
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Internal bleeding higher with popular heart device than earlier model
The incidence of internal bleeding was higher in the most commonly implanted heart device than in an earlier model, according to two studies at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Cardiology
Jun 11, 2011 |
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Mayo Clinic finds discussion of end-of-life care helps heart to patients and families
For patients with severe heart failure, an implanted mechanical pump known as a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) can be a life-sustaining treatment. Even though the technology involves risks, few patients and their families ...
Health
Jun 01, 2011 |
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New patient guidelines for heart devices
A series of new guidelines for cardiac specialists has been developed to determine when heart failure patients should receive a mechanical heart-pumping device.
Medical research
Apr 17, 2011 |
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