Ventricular assist devices are mechanical 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 ...

The advanced heart failure team at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden has successfully performed the health system’s first left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. LVADs are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 4D model-guided cardiac resynchronization lead placement improved left ventricular function vs. standard care.

In 2001, a randomized trial comparing a pulsatile left ventricular assist device (LVAD) with medical therapy for end-stage heart failure reported a median survival advantage of 8.5 months for patients ...

Pre- and postimplantation nursing evaluation, care, and teaching is crucial to successful, long-term LVAD recipient outcomes. Nurses provide care and cost-containment efforts that lead to patients ...

Patients with signs and symptoms of heart failure and a normal left ventricular ejection fraction are said to have diastolic heart failure. It has traditionally been thought that the ...

Dr Anvay Mulay, Head of Cardiac Transplant Team, Fortis Hospital, Mulund says, 'In simple terms, LVAD is a mechanical circulatory support that does the job of the heart. It is not a replacement for ...