Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center celebrated the longest-living patient in the state on a left ventricular assist device May 18. Mayra Rodriguez, 42, of Union County, N.J., celebrated her 14th ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Even Thoratec's HeartMate II left ventricular assist device (LVAD), which had been something of a hit with Dick Cheney and thousands of less famous patients with end-stage heart ...

Pleasanton, CA - Heart-pump manufacturer Thoratec is warning that wear and tear on the percutaneous lead that connects its HeartMate II left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to the device controller ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is only one mechanical heart pump available in the U.S. for patients with heart failure requiring left ...

For patients with weak hearts that need help pumping blood, an alternative to a heart transplant is an implant of a mechanical pump, called a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). These devices help ...

In August 2016, Stephen Love, a professor of agriculture at the University of Idaho, suffered a massive heart attack. Love was photographing and collecting native wildflowers in the isolated ...

Veteran Omaha firefighter Mike Arnold has gotten a second chance at life after recently undergoing surgery to implant a life-saving heart pump. Veteran Omaha firefighter Mike Arnold has gotten a ...

It's been almost a year since St. Jude Medical announced its acquisition of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) maker Thoratec, and the past 12 months have shaken up the LVAD market. Since then, St.

Jarvik Heart and Leviticus Cardio have created a heart pump with wireless charging. The firms said the first patient had been implanted in Astana, Kazakhstan, with a wirelessly-powered ventricular ...

People with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) often underwent non-cardiac surgery -- and faced higher-than-average morbidity and mortality in doing so, a study showed. One in six Medicare ...

When heart muscle gets damaged, the result is often permanent. Unlike other muscles in the body, the heart has long been believed to lack the ability to heal itself. But recent research suggests that ...