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 Impella reduces the heart’s workload while supplying blood and oxygen to other vital organs.

Cardiac arrest is defined as a sudden stop in heart function. Essentially, the pumping function of the heart is compromised, oftentimes due to a dangerous malfunction of the heart's electrical system.

Abiomed updated warnings on more than 60,000 Impella Left Sided Heart Pumps because the device might cut the wall of the heart’s left ventricle, the FDA said March 21. After 129 serious injuries, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It doesn't look like much, but Katrina Penney says she wouldn't be here today without a very small heart pump. Penney went into ...

A small, implantable cardiac pump that could help children await heart transplants at home, not in the hospital, has performed well in the first stage of human testing. The pump, a new type of ...

Discover the innovative off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital. Learn how it improves ...