CLEVELAND — Forty-one-year-old Mark Kader is a husband, father of five, registered nurse, and associate clinical consultant for Abiomed, a medical device company. He's passionate about educating ...
A patient presents to the emergency department with acute MI and quickly takes a nosedive, just as the cath lab is gearing up for urgent PCI. Cardiogenic shock can’t be ignored: the heart races, blood ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Two large observational studies are casting doubt on how well newer forms of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) are performing in real-world practice in the United States. The ...
The Impella 2.5, Impella CP, Impella CP with SmartAssist ®, Impella 5.0 ®, Impella LD ®, and Impella 5.5â„¢ with Smart Assist ® are U.S. FDA approved heart pumps used to treat heart attack or ...
Several studies show that the use of percutaneous ventricular assist devices (PVADs), including Impella, is particularly cost-effective in cases of cardiogenic shock: Several studies, including ...
A pricey high-tech pump that maintains blood flow during heart procedures could be more dangerous to patients than its low-tech predecessor, a pair of recent studies finds. The Impella device is ...
isa Cardillo, then 36, and her husband were celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary and had just checked into a bed-and-breakfast when she felt a burning, stabbing pain in her chest. She was having ...
There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to a risk of heart perforation, according to an alert issued by the pump's ...
The Heart Hospital of Northwest Texas Healthcare System has been recognized by Abiomed for its achievement of 200 Impella procedures, according to a news release. This life-changing procedure has ...
PHILADELPHIA (KFSN) -- When a patient has a heart attack, doctors are working against the clock. Often their heart is too weak to pump enough blood. Cardiologists in major U.S. medical centers are ...
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the first quarter 2009 Abiomed Incorporated earnings conference call. My name is Mikeda and I will be your coordinator for today. At this time, all ...
DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Data from more than 1,000 patients presented during the virtual 2020 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) Scientific Sessions demonstrates ...