Abiomed is a medical device company headquartered in Danvers, Mass. Now part of Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech Segment, it ...

The treated hearts' efficiency at pumping blood, which is the main measure of the severity of heart failure, increased over ...

During diastolic heart failure, the heart cannot pump an adequate amount of blood throughout the body or has to pump with increased pressure. However, there are important differences between the two.

Once the mechanical circulatory assist device (MCS) heart pump or left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has done its part to assist the heart in pumping blood to the rest of ... Our patients benefit ...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is when the heart does not pump blood around the body efficiently. This can cause symptoms such as lung congestion and swelling due to fluid retention. According to ...

The IABP is a device used as a temporary measure to help the heart pump blood until either the patient receives longer-term treatment or the patient's heart recovers enough to function without ...