Brandon Atumata recovered in Hawaiʻi after the state's first LVAD implant, avoiding a 6-month to year-long stay on the ...

The Queen's Medical Center successfully launched Hawaiʻi's first comprehensive durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation program following a successful procedure on a 34-year-old ...

Brendon Atumata, 34, from Ewa Beach made history as the first to receive a new mechanical heart in Hawaii. The equipment used ...

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 ...

Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure who are Black or female were less likely to receive a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation compared with White and male beneficiaries. Between ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA designated Abbott/Thoratec Corp.’s recall of it’s LVAD implant kit as class I. Blood leakage or air ...

Patients with left-sided heart failure who get implanted devices to improve the pumping of their hearts may be more likely to develop heart failure on the opposite side of their hearts if they are pre ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers observed significant improvement in cerebrovascular hemodynamics after LVAD implant in patients with ...

CirculationAdult cardiomyocytes rarely proliferate.This is treated as common knowledge in cardiovascular medicine. However, ...

A study found that patients with end stage renal/kidney disease (ESRD) who undergo left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation had higher 1-year mortality compared with patients with chronic ...