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FAQ: What Is the Impella Device? How Is It Saving Lives Of Heart Patients?

A small pump, the Impella device is revolutionising how heart diseases are treated. What should you know about it?

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A tiny pump – an Impella device – can save the lives of patients struggling with heart diseases, and does not show any mortality concerns, the United States Food and Drugs Administration has said in its post-approval study recently.

Experts say that the device can revolutionise how heart diseases are treated, and it has recently been used in multiple hospitals in India.
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