Left ventricular assist device

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A left ventricular assist device or LVAD is a pump which runs in parallel with a heart to boost the blood flow. The main reason for a patient to have a LVAD implanted is for bridge to transplant (BTT) or destination therapy (DT). Currently, the top three companies in this field are:

  1. Thoratec - Heartmate2 market capital $2B US
  2. Ventracor - VentrAssist
  3. Heartware
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