Cardiology Product Guide » federal Food and Drug Administration http://www.cardiologyproductguide.com/blog A comprehensive guide to cardiology products for medical professionals Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:06:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 FDA Approves For Permanent Treatment Of Advanced Heart Failure Assist Device Pioneered By Texas Heart Institute At St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital http://www.cardiologyproductguide.com/blog/2010/01/26/fda-approves-for-permanent-treatment-of-advanced-heart-failure-assist-device-pioneered-by-texas-heart-institute-at-st-lukes-episcopal-hospital/ http://www.cardiologyproductguide.com/blog/2010/01/26/fda-approves-for-permanent-treatment-of-advanced-heart-failure-assist-device-pioneered-by-texas-heart-institute-at-st-lukes-episcopal-hospital/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:18:06 +0000 Jim Marino http://www.cardiologyproductguide.com/blog/?p=227 St. Luke's Episcopal HospitalThe federal Food and Drug Administration has approved a continuous-flow heart-assist device pioneered at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) for use as a permanent treatment for advanced heart failure. The approval of the pump device, the HeartMate II, follows several years of clinical trials and is seen as a major milestone for patients in the United States.

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