A ventricular assist device (VAD) helps pump blood from your heart to the rest of your body. It’s used when your heart is not able to pump enough blood on its own. The device consists of a pump, tubes ...

They tested the device during actual heart surgery. When the polyether ether ketone plate is fastened into a circular shape, it expands to a certain size and retains its shape, securing the ...

They tested the device during actual heart surgery. When the polyether ether ketone plate is fastened into a circular shape, it expands to a certain size and retains its shape, securing the ...

Sridhar et al. review the opportunities that mobile health technologies offer to improve the care of patients with cardiac arrhythmias. The current status, challenges, and future opportunities to ...

Paid and presented by Medtronic. The growing application of digital health technologies is advancing the capabilities of insertable cardiac devices. The most recent iterations can connect to a ...

A team of biomechanical engineers at the University of New South Wales, working with a colleague from Queensland University of Technology and cardiac surgeons at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney ...

Bengaluru: The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's device for a type of condition which causes abnormal heart rhythm, the company said on Thursday. The device ...

According to a recent study, this drug is unlikely to be needed for those heart patients who have a normal pumping ... Plastic Device Aids Robot-Assisted Heart Surgery Nov. 7, 2024 — A team has ...

Up to 300 people are currently on the UK's transplant list and many are fitted with mechanical pumps as a "bridge" to getting a new heart. Called left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), they help ...

A ventricular assist device (VAD) is a treatment option for people with stage D heart failure. It is a mechanical pump that ...

A pacemaker is a small device that sends electrical impulses to the heart muscle to keep up a suitable heart rate and rhythm. Got heart disease? Nothing is more important than eating heart ...