Abstract
The HeartMate 3TM (HM3) Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) is the most recent LVAD to receive CE mark and FDA approval. It is a fully magnetically levitated pump with no reported haemolysis, pump thrombosis or pump failure in the first-in-man study [ [1] Zimpfer D. Netuka I. Schmitto J.D. Pya Y. Garbade J. Morshuis M. et al. Multicentre clinical trial experience with the HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device: 30-day outcomes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016; 50: 548-554 Crossref PubMed Scopus (27) Google Scholar ]. It has now received market approval in the European Union, the United States of America and Australia. We reviewed our real life experience with the device, to assess outcomes over the medium term.
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