Texas Heart Institute to develop first implantable heart pump for infants and children

(Texas Heart Institute) Texas Heart Institute (THI) was awarded a prestigious four-year R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop the first fully implantable circulatory support device small enough for infants and small children. The device will be designed to stop the progression of advanced heart failure in pediatric patients, with the hope of enabling young children to live a near-normal life.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news