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FDA Announces Abbott Recall of HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) Implant Kit

DAIC

The HeartMate 3 is used for both short- and long-term support in pediatric and adult patients with severe left ventricular heart failure. It can be used while waiting for a heart transplant, to help the heart recover, or as a permanent solution when a transplant isn't an option. Use of these devices may cause serious injury or death.

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Abstract WP221: Vein of Galen Malformations: Twenty Years Later

Stroke Journal

Outcomes have improved over time with advances in endovascular embolization. Patients were stratified based on radiographic outcomes: cured before the age of 18 (“pediatric-cured group”), cured after the age of 18, or not cured. in untreated patients. Long-term functional outcomes were assessed using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS).