VAD Benefits A CF VAD may be used to help a heart pump for many reasons. Depending on your situation, your VAD may be usedas:• Bridge to transplant: To support the heart until a heart transplant can happen.• Destination therapy: To support the heart for the rest of someone’s life if transplantation is not the …
The HeartMate II ™ and HeartMate 3™ VADs pump blood by spinning and propelling blood forward. They pull blood out of the heart and push it back out to the body. The blood does not leave the body. There is an electrical cord that comes out of the skin and gives the pump power and …
Heartmate 3 Overview Surgery The HeartMate II ™ and HeartMate 3™ VADs pump blood by spinning and propelling blood forward. They pull blood out of the heart and push it back out to the body. The blood does not leave the body. There is an electrical cord that comes out of the skin and gives …
