Ventricular assist devices are mechanical pumps that take ... In addition, VADs unload the native heart allowing it to rest and, in some cases, the heart can recover function.

Abiomed makes the bulk of its $1 billion-plus annual sales from its Impella range of heart pumps, which are billed as the smallest such devices available in the world and have enjoyed double-digit ...

Implanting a single LVAD preserves physiological pulsatility on the right side of the circulation and minimizes device-related complications ... benefit in subsequent heart transplantation.