Heart Failure and the Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)

HeartMate II® Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
  • Mechanical circulatory support designed to restore blood flow, improve survival, functional status and quality of life for patients with heart failure
  • Approved destination therapy device by the United States Food and Drug Administration
  • As in an approved device to permanently live with for those patients who did not qualify for heart transplantation
    • This is big...improving the quality of life for individuals who would normally have a hard time walking from the couch to the bathroom.  These patients can now live normal lives with normal activity without becoming ill.