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Magenta Medical, Developer of World’s Smallest Heart Pump, Closes $105M Financing Round

DAIC

It encompasses devices designed to mechanically unload the failing heart and augment cardiac output in the setting of dangerously low blood pressure, providing a bridge to recovery over a period of hours to days. The pump is delivered into the heart fully sheathed, over a guidewire, through the aorta, and across the aortic valve.

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Learning some crucial cardiovascular hemodynamic lessons* from Giraffe 

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

An Aortic Impella device, that is distal to the aortic valve and devoid of LV-related issues. The hemodynamic of the Giraffe’s vascular system is a good physiologic model of circulation, that defy gravity. Shall we think about,axial pumps in ascending Aorta in series with LV. Reference 1. Graham Mitchell Shane K.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The initial blood pressure was 80/palp with a heart rate of 104, respirations 20, oxygen saturations of 94% and a finger stick blood glucose of 268. In addition, the patient received 750 mL of fluid resuscitation with transient improvement of blood pressure. Aortic angiogram did not reveal aortic dissection.