In a transformative recent study, the Second Heart Assist Inc. Whisper™ device, a next-generation percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS) system, was shown to cause significantly less ...

Even more rarely, incompatibility between red cells from one donor and plasma from another donor may result in hemolysis when the two are mixed in the recipient ('interdonor' incompatibility).

Second Heart Assist today announced data from a study highlighting the performance of its Whisper device against a competitive heart pump.

Aging red blood cells and cell-free plasma hemoglobin are potent inducers ... Hemoglobin in microparticles and released from hemolysis may represent a common factor driving multiple pathways ...