Cardiac Mechanical Support

Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS), through the use of a ventricular assist device (VAD), is designed to provide short- or long-term cardiac support for patients whose hearts are damaged or diseased and unable to provide adequate blood flow. VAD therapy, along with heart transplantation, is the most advanced surgical treatment option for heart failure.

As a Center of Excellence actively investigating new devices for supporting the circulation of a failing heart, the U’s Cardiovascular Center Cardiac Mechanical Support Program is developing innovative alternatives to or as a bridge to heart transplants. We have the expertise and resources to care for a patient before and after surgery and throughout their life. Our program is a pioneer in mechanical circulatory support and ventricular assist devices.

Contact Us Phone (801)585-3188 Toll Free 800-824-2073 Extension 53188 Referring a Patient About the CMS Team

Resources What is a Ventricular Assist Device? Reasons for a Ventricular Assist Device Types of VAD devices Frequently Asked Questions

Clinical Trials

• A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the HeartWare Ventricular Assist System (ENDURANCE) - Destination Therapy
• Jarvik 2000 Heart as a Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation - Pivotal Trial

Related Documents

Diseases and Conditions

• Heart Failure
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Echocardiography (Echo)

Pediatric Diseases and Conditions

• Heart Failure in Children
• Heart Transplantation in Children
• The Heart

Videos

• Heart Failure

Tests and Procedures

• Heart Transplantation Procedure

Articles

• Live Well with Congestive Heart Failure
• Air Pollution Can Break Your Heart
• Balancing Act—When You Have Heart Failure and Diabetes

News

• Anemia May Boost Death Risk After Stroke
• Antidepressant Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm: FDA
• Aspirin as Effective as Warfarin for Heart Failure: Study
• Aspirin, Warfarin Fare Equally for Heart Failure Patients
• 'Broken Heart Syndrome' May Affect More People Than Thought
• Certain Risk Factors Could Spur Heart Failure in Normal-Weight People
• Common Blood Pressure Drug Safe for Heart Failure: Study
• Dementia May Lead to Avoidable Hospitalizations
• Earthquakes Put Millions of Lives, Major Cities at Risk
• Exercise Can Help Fight Heart Failure
• Fewer Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure, U.S. Study Finds
• Heart Failure, Osteoporosis Go 'Hand-in-Hand': Researchers
• Hip Fracture Patients Often Have Other Health Problems
• Hospitalizations Up for Severe Skin Swelling
• Hospitals in U.S. Territories Have Higher Death Rates: Study
• Lifestyle Changes May Prevent Heart Failure
• Low-Income Seniors at Greater Risk for Heart Failure
• New Device Approved for Children With Heart Failure
• Poor Lung Function Linked to Heart Failure in Study
• Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Cardiac Cells to Help Failing Hearts
• Screening for Other Health Problems May Aid COPD Survival
• Seniors Stop Taking Heart Drugs In Medicare 'Donut Hole'
• Sleep Apnea Treatment May Help Ward Off Heart Failure: Study
• Small, Rural Hospitals Provide a Lower Quality of Care: Study
• Stem Cell Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart Failure
• Stem Cells Show Promise in Healing Damaged Hearts
• Stem-Cell Trial Failed to Treat Heart Failure
• Study Finds Gene Behind Inherited Cases of Enlarged Heart
• Study Finds Heart Failure Drug Ineffective
• Study Finds Link Between Heart Failure, Brain Changes
• Study Links 'Body Clock' to Sudden Cardiac Death
• Survival of Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients May Vary by Ethnicity
• Treatment Advances Improve the Odds for Heart Failure Patients
• Vitamin E Supplements Don't Affect Heart Failure Risk: Study
• Women Fare Better With Heart Failure
• Women With Heart Failure Treated as Well as Men: Study

Drug Reference

• Dobutamine
• Hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata
• Milrinone
• Nesiritide, BNP
• Dopamine
• Inamrinone
• Nitroprusside
• Coenzyme Q-10
• Magnesium
• Bisoprolol
• Captopril
• Carvedilol
• Cyclosporine
• Digitoxin
• Digoxin
• Enalapril, Enalaprilat
• Ethacrynic Acid
• Hydralazine; Isosorbide Dinitrate, ISDN
• Lisinopril
• Metoprolol
• Muromonab-CD3
• Mycophenolate
• Nicardipine
• Nitroglycerin
• Quinapril
• Ramipril
• Valsartan