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Next-gen mechanical heart debuts in Canada
In 2007, Marva Lorde of Mississauga, Ontario, suffered a heart attack that resulted in 10 days in the intensive care unit, angioplasty, and pacemaker implantation, only to be followed by another cardiac arrest in 2008.
Now 61, she has become the first person in Canada (and among only a handful in the world) to be implanted with a longer-lasting left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
The device, called DuraHeart by Terumo Heart, was first implanted in clinical trials in the U.S. in 2008 and is also being used in Germany. It's designed for long-term cardiac support to reduce the … Read more
