A national clinical trial is underway to compare a novel mechanical heart pump to the only device currently used to treat end-stage heart failure. The INNOVATE study, led by University of Michigan, wi ...

The research explores a novel approach to powering left ventricular assist devices (LVADs ... reducing infection risks and making life easier for heart failure patients. LVADs traditionally ...

A unique way to celebrate Valentine's Day is available to some special patients and their families of Georgia's Heart Institute.

Ventricular ... pumps that take over the function of the damaged ventricle in order to re-establish normal hemodynamics and end-organ blood flow. In addition, VADs unload the native heart allowing ...

The HeartMate 3 LVAD (left ventricular assist device) is implanted in the chest and it helps pump blood from the lower left heart chamber, called the left ventricle, to the rest of the body. A ...

The LVAD, often regarded as a 'mechanical heart', serves as a life-saving bridge for patients with end-stage heart failure, officials said. The procedure was successfully performed at the Army ...