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. …
Benefits The SynCardia TAH-t is beneficial for patients with right and left heart failure, hypertrophic cardiomyopathies, and post-transplant graft failure. It completely takes over the work of both ventricles so that you may recover and wait for a transplant. The device provides a large amount of blood volume to the body which helps the other …
Device Components There are several parts of the SynCardia TAH-t system. SynCardia (TAH-t) Ventricles The TAH-t pump replaces the sick or weak heart ventricles. The TAH-t pump has two chambers—an air chamber and a blood chamber—that are separated by a membrane. The air chamber connects to the cannula and driver, which pushes air in and …
Risks There are some risks with a Berlin Heart, 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 …
Benefits The Berlin Heart helps patients with heart failure, as it improves blood circulation. A Berlin Heart may help reduce heart failure symptoms and improve quality of life while waiting for a heart transplant or your heart to get better.
Device Components Cannulae During VAD surgery, your heart surgeon will place cannulae that are special tubes made of a very soft silicone material. These soft cannulae will come out of your lower chest area just below your breastbone. Your heart has two pumping chambers, a left ventricle and a right ventricle. Your cardiologist and surgeon …
