Final Medicare Decision Provides Maximum Reimbursement to Hospitals for CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart
(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 07, 2008 ) Tucson, Ariz – On May 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final National Coverage Decision (NCD) to reimburse the CardioWest™ temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) as part of FDA studies that meet CMS specifications. “Our decision... more
SynCardia Introduces First in Series of New Internet Patient Education Videos
(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 07, 2008 ) Tucson, Ariz. – As part of a new patient education series that SynCardia Systems, Inc. will launch this summer on its web site, the company has produced a eleven-minute video. It introduces patients to the subject of heart failure and the role of the CardioWest™ temporary... more
Female Artificial Heart Patient, 28, Boxes Her Way to Health
(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 15, 2008 ) Tucson, Ariz. –- At age 20, Vanessa Cirillo suffered a heart attack caused by a virus. She recovered and lived a healthy life until June 2007, when her heart condition became critical. Her heart had enlarged several times its normal size (cardiomyopathy). It was... more
What Ever Happened to the Jarvik 7 Artificial Heart?
(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 12, 2007 ) Salt Lake City – Dec. 12, 2007 – On Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, more than 200 surgeons, biomedical engineers and heart device executives gathered at the University of Utah to celebrate the first implant of the Jarvik 7 artificial heart on Dec. 1, 1982, and present the... more
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