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LVAD used as total artifical heart
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LVAD used as total artifical heart
by Stephanie__0__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
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 artificial 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 artificial 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 artificial 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 artificial heart, along with leaving in his own heart may be the answer. We are looking for miracles at this point.
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 artificial 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 artificial 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 artificial 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 artificial heart, along with leaving in his own heart may be the answer. We are looking for miracles at this point.
