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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:S176-S182
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Session 4: pulsatile implantable devices

Advanced mechanical circulatory support with the HeartMate left ventricular assist device in the year 2000

James W. Long, MDa

a Utah Artificial Heart Program, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Address reprint requests to Dr Long, Utah Artificial Heart Program, LDS Hospital, 324 Tenth Ave, #160, Salt Lake City, UT 84103
e-mail: jimlong{at}ihc.com

Presented at the Fifth International Conference on Circulatory Support Devices for Severe Cardiac Failure, New York, NY, Sept 15–17, 2000.

Abstract

This paper describes the HeartMate left ventricular assist device (ThermoCardiosystems Inc, Woburn, MA) technology, which has been successfully introduced into the clinical arena with more than 2,400 implants as of the year 2000. The review summarizes the clinical experience, and identifies the benefits and limitations of the current state-of-the-art technology of the leading implantable circulatory support system.






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