What began as a Navy medic’s desire to heal became a lifelong mission to bring life-sustaining technology to patients in heart failure. As a driving force behind the HeartMate LVAD series, CentriMag, and PediMag systems, his leadership helped shape modern circulatory support and bring hope to countless patients worldwide.
Translating Vision into Reality: An Interview with Kurt Dasse, PhD Read More »
Happy Fall to All! We have many exciting updates to share, such as new pediatric Impella education materials for Providers and Patients/Families, a debrief of our incredibly successful first VAD Bootcamp, and many new publications and other tools. As we move into the holiday season, we reflect on our continued appreciation and thankfulness for the engagement and collaboration from all stakeholders that continue to excel our research, quality improvement, education, and advocacy efforts.
The Pulse — Nov 2025 Read More »
This multicenter study of 367 children from the ACTION network found that 78% had a positive outcome with paracorporeal continuous flow (pCF) mechanical support. Children with congenital heart disease had lower success rates and higher mortality than those without CHD.
Happy Fall to All!
We had a successful meeting in St. Louis during the International HF/VAD Summit, and it was great to see so many of you in person! We brainstormed new ideas for QI/Research projects, clinical trials, education projects, advocacy efforts, and ways to improve data collection and project participation. We also played ACTION Trivia — did you know ACTION now has 66 sites in North America and has 27 manuscripts published since 2019? We are starting to plan for our next in-person meeting, which will be at CHOP in February 2024. Details to follow soon…
The Pulse — October 2023 Read More »
Check out the newest One Page Summary (OPS) featuring the PediMag™ & CentriMag™. This OPS includes an overview of the device’s pump settings, cannulation strategies, system components, bedside issues and backup equipment,
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