Surgeons at the University of Iowa Healthcare in Iowa City have successfully completed an artificial heart transplant, which marks the first procedures of its kind in the state of Iowa, according to a health system news release.
Similar to a heart transplant, the FDA-approved Total Artificial Heart replaces both failing heart ventricles and the four heart valves, eliminating the symptoms and source of end-stage biventricular failure. It is currently approved as a bridge to transplant for people dying from end-stage heart failure affecting both ventricles.
Read the health system news release about UI Healthcare's artificial heart transplant.
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Similar to a heart transplant, the FDA-approved Total Artificial Heart replaces both failing heart ventricles and the four heart valves, eliminating the symptoms and source of end-stage biventricular failure. It is currently approved as a bridge to transplant for people dying from end-stage heart failure affecting both ventricles.
Read the health system news release about UI Healthcare's artificial heart transplant.
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