For almost 10 years, Lee Wei Shiang has been running a small electrical business here to help raise his family.

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.

Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is when the lower chamber of the heart beats too fast to pump efficiently ...

The use of mechanical support of the circulation with ventricular ... to a heart transplant. The advantages of the percutaneous devices include speed of implant and no requirement for surgery ...

A ventricular assist device (VAD) helps pump blood from your heart to the rest of your body. It’s used when your heart is not able to pump enough blood on its own. The device consists of a pump, tubes ...

or LVAD. This mechanical pump supports the heart by helping it move blood through the body. It also gives the heart a chance to rest. The scientists measured cell renewal using an unusual tool ...

Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist at URMC Dr. Sabu Thomas explained the function of an LVAD, and why it’s an important tool for patients who use them. “It acts as a pump to assist the heart ...