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WATCHMAN FLX, a left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) device; and implantable devices that monitor the heart and deliver electricity to treat cardiac abnormalities, such as cardioverter and cardiac ...

An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest ...

Enloe Health has introduced a new heart procedure, the Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) surgery, or the "Watchman ...

Many cancer patients go on to develop heart failure -- because of the cancer itself and also due to chemotherapy. But a study shows ... Breakthrough Cardiac Regeneration Research Offers Hope for ...

have issued guidelines stating that a careful risk/benefit must be established and that cardiac implantable devices remain a relative contraindication to MRI. [1] According to the AHA general ...

"We need to all take action and replace those devices so they don't become the ... In May 2023, Check Point Research also identified a firmware implant in TP-Link routers linked to a Chinese ...

Capstan Medical says a surgeon has conducted the first successful catheter-delivered mitral valve replacement using the company’s nitinol-enabled implant and robotics platform. [Photo courtesy ...

Researchers 3D-printed a model penis that could successfully become erect just like the natural version, parts of which were then implanted into pigs and rabbits with erectile issues.

The revision knee implant component — part of the comprehensive Persona Revision Knee System — offers an alternative for patients with sensitivities to certain metals. It leverages a ...