New Heart Pump Extends Life of Heart Failure Patients

HealthNewsDigest.com -- In one of the largest studies conducted to date, a new heart pump, or left ventricular assist device (LVAD), demonstrated a four-fold increase in the survival of advanced heart failure patients without a stroke or device failure. The study was published in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented by a Duke University Medical Center researcher at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2009.