Connie Bowling, a 75-year-old deaf patient from Forsyth County, received a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in March ...

In the United States, obesity is estimated to cause between 280,000 and 374,000 deaths each year and more than $170 billion ...

However, if the pump stops ... the Utah Artificial Heart Team (UAHT) nurses selected a group of nurses with years of thoracic surgery ICU experience to provide care for LVAD patients.

Abbott’s HeartMate 3™ LVAD is a mechanical circulatory support device designed for patients with advanced heart failure. Abbott’s heart pumps have set the standard in LVAD therapy.