Vidcast: https://youtu.be/-wEP9j8wqrU

When the heart muscle begins to wear out and lose its life-supporting function but a transplant is not available or appropriate, an assist from a prosthetic pump is the only option to save a patient. Abbott’s HeartMate 3 implantable pump has now been shown in the MOMENTUM 3 study of more than 1000 patients to effectively pump blood while not damaging it, a common complication of other models. The HeartMate’s white glove blood handling and avoidance of stroke-producing blood clots is the result of using of magnetic forces to suspend the pump’s rotor. The result: 58% of patients using the pump live 5 years or more.

https://abbott.mediaroom.com/2022-08-29-New-Data-Show-Abbotts-HeartMate-3-TM-Heart-Pump-Extends-Life-Beyond-Five-Years-for-Advanced-Heart-Failure-Patients

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