Physicians who received payments from the manufacturer of a specific set of cardiac devices are more likely to use those devices, often during a common procedure to unblock coronary arteries, according to a research letter ...
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The same technology that enables a bullet train to travel at speeds up to 200 mph without touching its rails now keeps a failing heart pumping—and in the near future, it will do so via a wireless power connection. Mandeep ...
Apr 10, 2024
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A new warning is being issued over a heart pump whose use could perforate the heart.
Apr 1, 2024
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Roughly 1 in 2 wearers of ventricular assist devices are diagnosed with an infection. The reason for this is the thick cable for the power supply. ETH Zurich researchers have now developed a solution to mitigate this problem.
Feb 13, 2024
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Late-stage failure of the left side of the heart is an often-fatal condition affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. alone. A mechanical heart pump can be a lifesaving intervention for such patients, but the ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Access to potentially lifesaving heart failure treatments has increased in recent years, but women and Black men remain far less likely to receive them, new research suggests.
Jan 4, 2024
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Female recipients of a left ventricular assist device tend (LVAD) to have worse clinical outcomes compared to their male counterparts, according to a study in Circulation: Heart Failure from researchers at the University ...
May 29, 2023
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A change to Medicare policy surrounding heart transplant may lead to increased inequities in access to transplant for patients with heart failure, a Michigan Medicine study finds.
Jan 11, 2023
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The complications experienced by heart failure patients implanted with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) vary depending on socioeconomic factors, according to a Rutgers-led study.
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