HeartMate II LVAD Implantation at LVHN --First In Region

Lehigh Valley Hospital's collaborative team of heart failure cardiologists and heart surgeons implanted the first Thoratec HeartMate II Ventricular Assist Device in our region. Our Mechanical Heart Assist Device Program is affiliated with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Heart Failure and Transplantation Team. We are pleased to provide this advanced technology to our region and we are honored to be affiliated with Penn's nationally recognized transplant center.