A randomized trial evaluating vitamin K therapy with aspirin or placebo with a left ventricular assist device shows avoiding aspirin reduced bleeding without increasing thrombotic risk.
Missed opportunities abound to spot risks with implantable devices. Physicians said identifiers should be included in electronic health records and claims for payment.
The FDA says medical device manufacturer Abiomed has voluntarily recalled labeling that s short on safety information for one model in its line of circulatory-assist pumps.