HERSHEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On July 10, the Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute’s Mechanical Circulatory Support Team performed its first 2008 implant of the CardioWest™ temporary Total Artificial Heart on a 57-year-old male patient. The Medical Center implanted its first CardioWest artificial heart in May 2007 as a bridge to human heart transplant. The latest implant follows the recent arrival of Dr. Aly El-Banayosy, the new Director of the Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute’s Intensive Care Unit and Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support.
