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WorldHeart Submits IDE Application for a Pivotal Bridge-to-Transplant Study of the Levacor(TM) VAD
OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (Nasdaq: WHRT ) World Heart Corporation ("WorldHeart") announced today that it has submitted an Investigational Device Exemption ("IDE") application to the US Food and Drug Administration ("FDA" or the "Agency") for a pivotal Bridge-to-Transpla...Thoratec Corporation and HeartWare International, Inc. Announce Termination of Proposed Transaction
...on Thoratec Corporation is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate LVAS, with more than 13,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from heart failure. Additionally, its In...Thoratec Schedules Second Quarter Conference Call, Webcast
... Thoratec Corporation is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate(R) LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System), with more than 13,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from......Commission’s newly required Disease Specific vad Certification. In the first four months of 2009 a...ne, the hospital’s medical team performed 18 vad implants and is actively involved in several state-of-the-art vad clinical trials for both destination (or permanent...
Thoratec Announces Appointment of Paul LaViolette to Board of Directors
... Thoratec Corporation is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate(R) LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System), with more than 13,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from...Thoratec Presentation at JMP Securities Conference to be Webcast
...oratec.com . Thoratec is world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate(R) LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System) with more than 13,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from ...Thoratec Schedules First Quarter Conference Call, Webcast
... Thoratec Corporation is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate(R) LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System), with more than 13,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from......ients either await a heart transplant, or for destination therapy when transplant is not a viable option. "Hahnemann sought accreditation for our vad program because we wanted to demonstrate our commitment to our patients' safety and quality care," said George Amrom, M.D ., chief medical officer of...
Artificial pump effectively backs up failing hearts
... the trial included stroke and bleeding, and the number and type of adverse events was similar to other LVADs but better than that of first-generation vad devices. Answering standardized questionnaires for patients with heart failure, they reported a significantly improved quality of life after receiv...Thoratec and HeartWare Receive Request for Additional Information From Federal Trade Commission
...atec Corporation Thoratec is a leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate(R) LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System) with more than 12,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from ...Thoratec Presentation at Raymond James Conference to Be Webcast
...tec.com . Thoratec is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate(R) LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System) with more than 12,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from ...Thoratec Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire HeartWare International For US$282 Million;
... 4706062. Thoratec is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate LVAS with more than 12,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from heart failure. Additionally, its Int...Thoratec Reports 34 Percent Increase in 2008 Revenues
...ing growing penetration with the HeartMate II and the continued addition of vad therapy at a number of open-heart centers. Most importantly, we will be dri...ed-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist Sys...Thoratec Schedules Fiscal 2008 Year-End Conference Call, Webcast
... Thoratec Corporation is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate(R) LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System) with nearly 12,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from hea...Thoratec Presentation at Piper Jaffary Conference to be Webcast
...tec.com . Thoratec is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate(R) LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System) with nearly 12,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from hea...Thoratec Reports 44 Percent Increase in Second Quarter Revenues;
...cial measures. Thoratec is a world leader in therapies to address advanced stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad and HeartMate LVAS with nearly 12,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from heart failure. Additionally, its International Technidyne Corporati...Thoratec Schedules Second Quarter 2008 Conference Call, Webcast
...78. Thoratec Corporation is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate (R) LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System) with nearly 12,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from he...Thoratec Schedules First Quarter 2008 Conference Call, Webcast
...00. Thoratec Corporation is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate(R) LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System) with more than 11,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from ......to develop the first totally implantable pediatric vad in the United States that could be used for longer.... In the development of an implantable pediatric vad known as PediaFlow, Children's team is partnering ...ing donor hearts. Until such time as a pediatric vad is developed and approved for use, Children's is o...
National study will look at German-made heart pump for children needing heart transplants
...atric heart pump. At the studys conclusion, Berlin Heart, Inc. will present those data to the FDA for consideration of approval of the EXCOR Pediatric vad for use in the U.S. The Berlin Heart holds a lot of promise for infants and children whose hearts are failing, said Fraser. Its extremely gratifying ...... rate of 21 percent compared to 8 percent with vad (p -- Of the 404 patients who proceeded to SCT, t...rate of 41 percent compared to 29 percent with vad (p=0.0089) "Results from this trial build on the ...uring cycles one and two only. The patients in the vad arm were treated for four 28-day cycles with vincr...
...rld leader in hemodynamic restoration therapy-developing products to treat cardiovascular disease. The company's product line includes the Thoratec(R) vad (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate II LVAS with more than 11,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from heart failure. Additionally, its ...
Pumps Someday May Allow Patients to Recover Their Own Hearts
...of cardiac transplantation and mechanical support. Why is he so confident? Because he and other physicians have seen the kind of heart healing a vad can provide. Functioning essentially as surrogate pumps for the heart, the devices have been used for years to help patients who are poor candidates f...Review Urges Restricted Use Of Devices To Keep Heart Patients Alive
...erse events, but it's certainly better than before vad implantation." The small number of heart-pump...viewers compared health outcomes and costs for the vad patients with patients on the UK's heart transplan...st. The review estimates the average cost of a vad implant operation is 63,830 British pounds (roughl...Drug Effective for Vascular Dementia
...l of the condition.// Vascular dementia -- or vad -- is usually associated with cardiovascular disea...ple of their cognitive abilities slowly over time, vad often strikes quickly, such as after a stroke. How...rve fiber) deficit, leading researchers to believe vad patients may also benefit from treatment with chol...Other TagsOther Contents
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