Cardiology
Post-pregnancy breathlessness, fatigue were symptoms of heart failure
Tiara Johnson's second pregnancy went smoothly—until the last month.
Feb 17, 2022
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News tagged with ventricular assist device
Cardiology
Left ventricular assist devices aid survival, quality of life in elderly
(HealthDay)—Elderly heart failure patients gain quality-of-life benefits with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), according to a study published in the Aug. 31 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Sep 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers document higher stroke risk with use of cardiac assist device
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), about 10 percent of the more than 6 million Americans living with heart failure have the advanced form of the disease—where conventional heart therapies and symptom management ...
Aug 11, 2021
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Cardiology
Implantable heart pump offers new hope for end-stage heart failure patients
For the 60 million people around the world suffering from heart failure, a heart transplant is most often not an option. While implantable pumps called left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are a promising new treatment ...
May 20, 2021
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Cardiology
Study finds racial inequality within heart transplant process
A new study from the University of Missouri found that Black patients with advanced heart failure were more likely to receive a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, later in their disease progression compared to white ...
Apr 9, 2021
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Cardiology
Empowering rural doctors to treat advanced heart failure improves patient outcomes
Travel restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 are making it more difficult for some heart failure patients who have artificial heart pumps to participate in follow-up care at implantation centers far from their ...
Mar 31, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People with implanted heart pumps may have higher suicide risk
People with a left ventricular assist device, a mechanical pump that helps the heart, might face a higher suicide risk, new research suggests.
Mar 10, 2020
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Cardiology
Improving the odds for patients with heart pumps
A new Yale study shows that some patients being treated for severe heart failure with a battery-operated pump saw significant improvement after additionally using neurohormonal blockade (NHB) drug therapy.
Nov 19, 2019
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Cardiology
Women with heart failure less likely to get heart pump device
Women are less likely than men to receive a mechanical heart pump that is becoming the norm for people with advanced heart failure, according to new research.
Sep 13, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers develop novel heart pump to help people with heart failure
Dr. David Adlam, associate professor and interventional cardiologist in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Piyal Samara-Ratna, Mechanical Engineer in the Space Research Centre, have joined forces to combine medical ...
Sep 2, 2019
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