Posted By Stephanie on October 21, 1998 at 01:38:42:
I would like to get more information on a couple LVAD's if you have it. One is called NOVUS or Novacor, one is HeartSaver, and the last is the new HeatMate.
I am looking for an LVAD that can also be used as a total
artificialArtificial tears heart for a close friend of mine who has been taken off the heart transplant list. He currently has a lvad implanted, but not the kind that can be used as a total
artificialArtificial tears heart. We feel that maybe this may be his only option left, and time is running out.
He was taken off the transplant due to not only a bad heart, but also because of weakened arteries as well. They feel that a new heart or an
artificialArtificial tears heart that replaces his heart won't be able to be supported by his arteries, but a total implantable lvad that can be used as an
artificialArtificial tears heart, along with leaving in his own heart may be the answer. We are looking for miracles at this point.