Severe pediatric cardiac decompensation has a mortality risk of 50-65% and is the leading cause of death in children. Heart transplantation is the current standard of care for end-stage pediatric ...

Using a microaxial flow pump prior to and during cardiac stenting procedures for patients with severe heart attacks who don't ...

Our heart is the body's powerhouse, tasked with pumping blood, rich in oxygen and nutrients, to all the organs. When it fails to pump the blood properly, the body begins sending strange signals, ...

For patients with heart failure, blood pumps can be lifesaving. But the very forces that sustain circulation can also harm it, damaging red blood cells through hemolysis and compromising the body's ...

Cleveland Clinic surgeons are using new technology to help preserve livers before they are transplanted. Dr. David Reich, surgical director of the liver transplant program, said storing an organ to be ...

Blood processing establishments require strict compliance with internationally recognized safety standards pertaining to the collection, screening, preparation, and delivery of blood components. A key ...