More Impella left-sided blood pumps are under Class I recall, this time for potential interactions with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) stents, the FDA announced Thursday. The affected ...
ROCHESTER, Minn. — With only a 50% survival rate, the heart attack complication known as cardiogenic shock is one of the direst challenges faced by emergency room and ICU clinicians. A dangerous ...
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.—High-risk patients undergoing PCI, treatment with Impella 2.5 compared very favorably with the intra-aortic balloon-pump, according to trial results. Researchers of the PROTECT ...
The Impella heart pump is a small pump that a healthcare professional can insert without surgery. It can help maintain blood flow in people who have CAD, are recovering from cardiogenic shock, or are ...
Use of two high-risk cardiovascular devices—the Watchman (Boston Scientific) left atrial appendage occluder and the Impella (Abiomed) left ventricular assist device—is highest in the United States ...