(MCSD) is a device used to treat end-stage chronic heart failure. It offers improved survival and overall quality of life for patients who have exhausted medical management or those who develop sudden, acute heart failure accompanied by cardiogenic shock. MCSDs are sophisticated pumps that take over the pumping function of the […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Cardiovascular Institute has been awarded the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Ventricular Assist Device Destination Therapy program for the seventh time. Ventricular assist devices, or VADs, are implanted mechanical pumps that support heart function and blood flow in patients who have weakened hearts.