Ventricular assist devices are mechanical pumps that take over ... CA, USA), the HeartMate IP1000, VE and XVE (Thoratec Corp.), the Novacor (World Heart Corp., CA, USA) and the LionHeart LVD2000 ...

The use of mechanical support of the circulation with ventricular ... Heartmate II clinical trial were inotrope-dependent, 84% of these patients were alive and had either undergone heart ...

Researchers sought to examine the effect of the 2018 changes to the US heart transplant allocation system on waitlist and posttransplant mortality in patients with LVADs.

Though costly, there are options available for people suffering from advanced heart failure. Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) may transform the way advanced heart failure is treated ...

Up to 300 people are currently on the UK's transplant list and many are fitted with mechanical pumps as a "bridge" to getting a new heart. Called left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), they help ...