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- HeartWare™ HVAD™ system - Medtronic
The HVAD™ system assists a weakened left ventricle (LV) for patients in end-stage heart failure Patients are supported by the HVAD™ pump and a suite of external components and are classified as either bridge to transplant or destination therapy
- Medtronic HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System
The Medtronic HVAD System is a ventricular assist device used in end-stage heart failure patients who are waiting for a heart transplant This use is known as bridge-to-transplant
- Types of VADs, Total Artificial Hearts, Other MCS
HeartWare (HVAD) The HeartWare (TM) HVAD (TM) is a small centrifugal pump Because of its size, doctors can implant it via a sternotomy or thoracotomy It is also approved by the FDA as a Bridge to Transplant (BTT) therapy or Destination Therapy (DT) The HeartWare sits in the area around the heart called the pericardial space
- Clinical overview of the HVAD: a centrifugal continuous-flow . . .
The HVAD pump is continuous-flow and non-pulsatile, lacking mechanical contact points, which ensures a “wearless” system The wide-blade impeller of the pump is suspended by magnetic as well as hydrodynamic forces and can generate blood flow rates of up to 10 L min
- HVAD to HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device exchange: Best . . .
The HeartWare HVAD System (Medtronic) is a durable implantable left ventricular assist device that has been implanted in approximately 20,000 patients worldwide for bridge to transplant and destination therapy indications
- HeartWare HVAD System - Online supplement
The objective of the trial was to compare the safety and effectiveness of HVAD for destination therapy to the HeartMate II, which is legally marketed in the U S for destination therapy, in patients with end-stage heart failure who are ineligible for heart transplantation
- HVAD Learning Center - Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
The Medtronic HVAD system is a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) The HVAD system includes a mechanical heart pump used to increase the amount of blood that flows through the body
- Recommendations for Patients and Health Care Providers: HVAD System
This page contains recommendations for both patients implanted with the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System and health care providers monitoring patients with HVAD Systems
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