When LVAD placement began, there were very few recipients. Consequently, limiting the initial number of nurses who took the classes allowed them to become proficient in the care of patients with ...

Shuhaiber et al. compared post-transplant survival in a large cohort of patients who had pretransplant insertion of a first-generation, pulsatile, implantable LVAD (HeartMate ® XVE [Thoratec ...

The target patients for this therapy fell into three possible intentions of treatment or indications of VAD placement: BTT, for patients who are transplant candidates but who will not survive ...

In October 2010, Destany Epps-Manuel was only 22 years old when she was suddenly diagnosed with idiopathic dilated ...

Once the mechanical circulatory assist device (MCS) heart pump or left ventricular assist device (LVAD ... Services began research in the 1960s on artificial organs and placed the first destination ...

Long now relies on a left ventricular assist device (LVAD ... evaluate each individual to determine their eligibility and placement on the waiting list. Organ donation is a gift from another ...