Bud Frazier, MD: LVAD update
July 20th
Former Vice President Dick Cheney recently underwent surgery to receive a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to treat his worsening heart failure. He benefited from the newly FDA-approved indication called destination therapy that allows for insurance reimbursement for patients who are not on a heart transplant list. Mr. Cheney received Thoratec’s (THOR) HeartMate 2 device.
The Healthcare Channel interviewed the pioneer of HeartMate 2 and many other LVADs, Dr. Bud Frazier in Texas. Topics discussed were:
- Update on the adoption of HeartMate 2
- Problems with a bleeding disorder caused by LVADs called impaired von Willebrand Factor-Dependent Platelet Aggregation
- Treatment of stroke caused by LVADs
- Other LVADs close to U.S. approval, notably the HeartWare and the Terumo devices
Cardiac surgery, Texas Heart Institute | apples49 | 
November 13, 2010 1:16 am
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