There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to a risk of heart perforation, according to an alert issued by the pump's ...

Johnson & Johnson’s miniaturized pump maker Abiomed made a multibillion-dollar name for itself with devices designed to help take the load off of weakened cardiac muscles following a long, slow ...

The FDA has opened up the use of Johnson & Johnson’s miniaturized heart pumps to certain pediatric patients, including those suffering from acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock. The agency ...

PHILADELPHIA (KFSN) -- When a patient has a heart attack, doctors are working against the clock. Often their heart is too weak to pump enough blood. Cardiologists in major U.S. medical centers are ...