New Device to Treat Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

As part of a 40-site national trial, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are studying a new medical device designed to treat patients with chronic congestive heart failure. Researchers will be testing the effectiveness of a system that includes internal catheters and a small external pump in patients who have been hospitalized for severe heart failure - an inability of the muscle to function and maintain adequate blood flow.

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