The balloon pump can help improve the heart’s ability to pump blood as it needs to. Through a surgical procedure, the device is inserted through your leg into the heart. This is a short-term solution ...

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Presbyterian Heart and Vascular Care is participating in an international study to learn how a heart pump may help heart attack patients who experience a life-threatening ...

The Impella heart pump is a small pump that a healthcare professional can insert without surgery. It can help maintain blood flow in people who have CAD, are recovering from cardiogenic shock, or are ...

How an artificial heart pump saved the life of a longtime singer. How an artificial heart pump saved the life of a longtime singer and enabled him to maintain his quality of life. Grover Silcox ...

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 ...

Researchers discovered why ventricular assist devices (VADs) used to support the left ventricle of cardiogenic shock patients can induce right ventricle dysfunction. They also developed a test that ...

There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to a risk of heart perforation, according to an alert issued by the pump's ...

Despite making up half of the 64 million people living with heart failure, patients with this common form have no access to heart pump treatments and are left with only medication or palliative care.

There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to a risk of heart perforation, according to an alert issued by the pump’s ...

Buckeye woman Deanna Morehead survived a massive heart attack thanks to doctors at Abrazo West Campus who used the world's smallest heart pump to save her life. Morehead is now in recovery, working on ...