Texas Heart Institute to Develop the First Fully Implantable Heart Pump for Infants and Children (IMAGE)

Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute to Develop the First Fully Implantable Heart Pump for Infants and Children

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Texas Heart Institute (THI) was awarded a prestigious four-year R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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.

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