NEW YORK -- Harold E. Doley, Jr. had just weeks to live by the time he decided to get a life-saving procedure at NewYork- Presbyterian. He is fifty-year member of the New York Stock Exchange who ...
The advanced heart failure team at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden has successfully performed the health system’s first left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. LVADs are ...
Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window NATIONAL HARBOR, ...
Patients who developed late right heart failure (RHF) after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) surgery suffered more major adverse events and had worse survival, researchers found. At 1 month ...
A new INTERMACS study calls into question the off-label use of preoperative phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i) to reduce the risk for right heart failure (RHF) in patients receiving a left ...
Mike Arnold called himself "Iron Man" last May. It was a joke, with some truth attached. He was in a hospital bed at CHI Health Nebraska Heart in Lincoln where a high-tech gadget called a left ...
In 2006, Steve Pitkin suffered a serious heart attack while hiking above Salt Lake City with his daughter. The main artery in Pitkin’s heart was completely blocked, leaving 70% of his left ventricle ...
Hosted on MSN
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) for Heart Failure
Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MDMedically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD A ventricular assist device (VAD) is a mechanical pump implanted in the heart to help the heart pump blood throughout ...
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 ...
Steve Snowden has always been a fighter for those he loves and his country. Snowden followed in his father’s footsteps and went to Officer Candidates School for the United States Marine Corps at age ...
Doctors implant device that keeps former VP alive until possible transplant. July 15, 2010 -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney, 69, who underwent surgery last week to implant a pump to assist his ...
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - After being diagnosed with a heart condition last year, a local man is thankful to be alive thanks to a medical procedure at The Christ Hospital. “I like to jokingly say, I wasn’t ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback