Abbott has issued a recall for select HeartMate mobile power units used with its HeartMate3 and HeartMate III left-ventricular assist systems due to risk of sudden power loss that could lead to ...

Too old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: Have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart, potentially keeping him alive for several years, or do nothing and almost ...

INTEGRIS is a national leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts. The health care system was recently the first in the country to ...

Pharmacotherapy for advanced heart failure patients with a HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is being simplified following US Food and Drug Administration approval of a labeling change ...

Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ: THOR), a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, today announced that it received final ...

Lifesaving therapy offers hope for patients with advanced heart failure, serving as a bridge to heart transplantation or long-term therapy. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MedStar Washington ...

The long-term use of ventricular assist devices is becoming a problem for at least some of these devices, as demonstrated by the recall of the Heartmate II and Heartmate 3 devices by Abbott ...

New data from the MOMENTUM 3 study showed for the first time that a heart pump can extend survival to five years and beyond for advanced heart failure patients Prior data1 have shown survival for ...

When Dr. Robert Kormos, a cardiothoracic surgeon, began his career 30 years ago, he would dream of extending the lives of his patients who were often battling advanced heart failure. Now, as division ...

Patients with preexisting indications for aspirin therapy—including those with a history of revascularization, stroke, or peripheral vascular disease—may not need the drug after receiving the ...

An Abbott recall concerns more than 1,500 of the tablet apps used to communicate with and control its implanted long-term heart pumps, after reports that software issues could cause the pumps to stop ...