FDA-approved 'breakthrough' heart failure device improves heart function in patients with late-stage disease

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A new device on the market for patients with heart failure is the first device in cardiology to receive a “breakthrough” designation by the Food and Drug Administration.

is the first device in cardiology to receive a “breakthrough” designation by the Food and Drug Administration.

For many patients with heart failure who are already on the right medications, there’s not much else they can do unless they decide to undergo open-heart surgery to place a mechanical pump inside. The new device, however, called the and approved by the FDA on March 21, is a device that can improve advanced stages of the disease by helping the heart squeeze more effectively.in the United States. As the heart’s ability to pump blood to the rest of the body deteriorates, the heart becomes unable to squeeze and fluid builds up in the body. This fluid can accumulate in the lungs, causing shortness of breath, or throughout the tissues of the body, causing generalized swelling.

 

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And it only costs ONE MILLION DOLLARS. How much Ad revenue does ABC earn from the drug and death industry?

How much ya wanna bet this is gonna be hella overpriced?

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