Physicians from three top institutions report an abrupt and highly troubling increase over the last two years in the incidence of pump thrombosis in patients who have received the HeartMate II left ...

As expressed by Dr Randall C Starling (Cleveland Clinic, OH), lead author of the three-center report, who specifically described the experience at his own center, the analysis "confirmed that we were ...

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 ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Living with heart failure can make everyday tasks nearly impossible, but there’s new hope for people in the Triad who aren’t eligible for a heart transplant or remain on the waiting ...

Following Dick Cheney’s death at 84, here's a look at his extraordinary medical journey—from hacked-proof pacemakers to ...

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 ...

Thoratec Corp. of Pleasanton warned consumers late Tuesday that four patients, including two who improperly used the company's popular heart pump device, had died. The users had experienced problems ...

One in six Medicare patients who had LVADs implanted in 2012-2017 subsequently underwent non-cardiac surgery through the end of 2017, according to CMS records analyzed by Paulino Alvarez, MD, of ...

The NyokAssist device, from China, had few adverse outcomes by 30 days. More devices—and more trials—are on the way.

Laws vary sometimes, even from city to city, when it comes to keeping the power on for life support customers who make late ...