The FDA has approved a device called “HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS)” which is a heart pump system that helps the heart's left ventricle to deliver blood to all the body parts. This device is effective in heart failure patients. The HeartMate 3 LVAS is made up of a blood pump that is implanted inside the patient's body and a pump controller with batteries which remains outside the patient's body. The HeartMate 3 blood pump does not change the natural function of the heart.
Instead, it works along with the patient's own heart to pump the blood. In heart failure patients, HeartMate 3 blood pump helps the heart by supporting the weak left ventricle and providing additional blood flow. The HeartMate 3 LVAS is used in patients with end-stage heart failure when the natural heart is unable to maintain normal blood flows and cannot adequately provide oxygenated blood to the…
