What are Ventricular Assist Devices? Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) are mechanical heart pumps. 1 They use electrical and mechanical technology to support cardiac functioning by helping blood to ...
Ventricular assist devices are mechanical pumps that take over the function of the damaged ventricle in order to re-establish normal hemodynamics and end-organ blood flow. In addition, VADs unload the ...
Patients with corrected transposition of the great arteries (l-TGA) and those following a Senning or Mustard procedure generally follow the same principles of cardiac support, with a few important ...