After Surgery What should you expect after VAD surgery? Watch the video below to understand what to expect after surgery with a HeartMate 3™ LVAD. https://youtu.be/yTK4fvO5Apk After the operation, you will recover in the ICU. You will have a breathing tube that’s connected to a ventilator (breathing machine) and you will be connected to many …
Preparing for Surgery What should you expect before VAD surgery? Watch the video below to understand what to expect on your HeartMate 3™ LVAD surgery day. https://youtu.be/AtD-lfn4Cak HeartMate3™ LVAD Patient JourneyDownload English PDFDownload Spanish PDF VAD Surgery: What to ExpectDownload PDF Throughout your journey, your care team will support you, guide you, and answer any …
Benefits HeartMate 3™ LVAD can be used to help a heart pump for many reasons. Depending on your situation, it may be used as: Bridge to Transplant: To support the heart until the best donor heart is available for transplant. Destination or Chronic Therapy: To support the heart, decrease heart failure symptoms and improve overall …
Risks There are also some risks associated with having a VAD, but your care team will work hard to keep you safe. Infection The driveline comes out of your belly and will need to be cleaned frequently. This is important because bacteria lives on your skin and may cause an infection at your driveline site. …
Device Components The equipment is life-saving and managing it may feel overwhelming. However, learning how each of the pieces work together will help you feel more comfortable in your daily journey. 1 VAD The HeartMate 3™ LVAD is placed inside your chest. The outflow graft is a flexible tube that connects the outflow of the HeartMate 3™ …
Discharge In rare cases, TAH-t patients may be discharged out of the hospital on the Freedom® Portable Driver. If your care team feels it’s safe for you to return home and go to school or work, multiple steps will occur to ensure your safety. Your care team will explain the specific accomplishments you must achieve in …
Recovery Self Care When you have a VAD there is a lot for you and your caregivers to learn. What labs could you need? You will have laboratory testing (labs or bloodwork), done at various scheduled times or whenever your care team feels they need to follow you closer. These labs tell your doctor how …
After Surgery When you wake up from surgery, you will be in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Surgery, and the medications that you were given to keep you asleep, will make you very weak and sleepy. You will have a breathing tube that’s connected to a ventilator (breathing machine) and you will be connected to many …
Preparing for Surgery Throughout your journey, your care team is there to support and guide you, as well as answer any questions or concerns you have. Before your surgery, doctors called anesthesiologists will visit you. They are responsible for keeping you asleep during surgery. You will not feel any pain while you are asleep. All you …
Risks There are some risks with SynCardia TAH-t but your care team will work hard to keep you safe. Infection The soft cannula will come out of your lower chest and will need to be cleaned frequently. This is important because bacteria lives on your skin and may cause an infection at your cannula site. …
