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

from Texas Heart Institute via EurekAlert!

Texas Heart Institute to develop first implantable heart pump for infants and children Texas Heart Institute via EurekAlert! Texas Heart Institute was awarded a prestigious four-year R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health 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. READ MORE

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