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BrioVAD

Coverage of BrioVAD in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 1 · 10:00 UTCMost recent: Jul 1 · 10:00 UTC
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left ventricular assist devicetopic1advanced heart failuretopic1United Statesplace1Chinaplace1biotechnology sectorstopic1
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  • HEALTHJul 1 · 10:00 UTCSCMP CHINA
    How a ‘Chinese heart’ could get US blood pumping despite biotech decoupling

    A fully magnetically levitated heart pump developed in China, known as BrioVAD, is being used in a U.S. clinical trial to treat over 100 patients with advanced heart failure, despite political tensions driving biotech decoupling between the U.S. and China. The device, slightly larger than a table tennis ball, functions as a left ventricular assist device to circulate oxygen-rich blood.