Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, can be a lifesaving technology for patients whose organs have failed. It works, essentially, by performing the functions that a healthy person’s lungs and ...

Health systems in Minnesota and Nevada are getting more than $30 million in grants to support ECMO programs, which treat patients with severe heart and lung conditions A global philanthropy is ...

ECMO is an advanced life-support technology used for patients with severe heart or lung conditions. Dr. Jason Block explains ...

DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) announces the first two patients in the world have been treated with the Abiomed Breethe OXY-1 System, a compact cardiopulmonary bypass system.

TOLEDO, Ohio — St. Vincent Medical Center has used extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to help a patient recover from a severe case of COVID-19. According to the medical center, after spending ...

MADISON, Wis. — UW Health says ECMO technology to treat cardiac arrest will now be available for children as young as 13. The health care provider is partnering with first responder agencies in the ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - As Heart Awareness Month continues, doctors in the Tri-State say a new technology now available at the TriHealth Heart Institute is helping save lives when a patient’s heart can’t.

SAN DIEGO — Millions watched as Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during a football game. Medics rushed to perform CPR. He is on the path to recovery, but that isn’t always the case ...

‘’In a life and death situation,” stated a Miami Herald article just last month, "Covid patients struggle to find lifesaving ECMO machines." The pandemic may seem to be weakening, but too many Covid ...