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2. Hemopump - Wikipedia

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   The Hemopump was designed to allow for temporary support of a failing heart. It is a continuous flow pump, and does not need to be synced to the rhythm of the heart. It assists in temporary heart stimulation with conditions such as cardiogenic shock following acute myocardial infarction, heart failure from cardiopulmonary bypass, and more.

3. AbioCor - Wikipedia

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   In two cases, the device extended survival by 10 and 17 months respectively, and one patient was discharged from the hospital to go home. For a patient to be eligible for implantation with the AbioCor, the person must have had severe heart failure (with failure of both ventricles) and had to be likely to die within two weeks without ...

4. Ventricular assist device - Wikipedia

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   The LVAD is the most common device applied to a defective heart (it is sufficient in most cases; the right side of the heart is then often able to make use of the heavily increased blood flow), but when the pulmonary arterial resistance is high, then an (additional) right ventricular assist device (RVAD) might be necessary to resolve the ...

5. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association - Wikipedia

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   Founded in 1948, [26] Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield (ABCBS) [27] is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and the largest healthcare provider in the state. [28] It donated $1.98 million to The Walton College of Business toward founding its Robert L. Shoptaw Master of Healthcare Business Analytics Program. [ 29 ]

6. Impella - Wikipedia

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   Impella heart pumps are percutaneous microaxial pumps that act as mechanical circulatory support devices in patients in need of hemodynamic support. [11] The pumps are mounted on support catheters and typically inserted through the femoral artery, although axillary and subclavian artery approaches are not uncommon. [12]

7. New warnings about heart pumps linked to 49 deaths - AOL

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   The pumps, left-sided Impella heart pumps made by Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s Abiomed, have been linked to more than 100 serious injuries, including 49 deaths.

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9. Thoratec - Wikipedia

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   With the 2001 Thermo Cardiosystems merger, Thoratec acquired the HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist System, an implanted VAD for end-stage heart patients. A landmark three-year study of 129 patients at 22 major medical centers, called REMATCH (Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure) and published in November 2001, found that the HeartMate VE ...