Emory Cardiac Team Implants Lifesaving 500th Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) | Emory University | Atlanta Georgia
On July 29, a team from Emory’s Cardiac and Vascular Center completed the implantation of its 500th durable continuous flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD), confirming Emory Healthcare’s status as a national leader in the procedure that saves lives. This year alone, surgeons on Emory’s Advanced Heart Failure team had implanted nearly 60 VADs by …