SynCardia Video Center: Education


Video courtesy of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

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University of Iowa Implants
1st Total Artificial Heart

July 2011 - University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center has achieved a new medical first in Iowa—the implantation of a SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH)—the newest treatment option for the sickest heart failure patients. Cardiothoracic surgeon James Davis, MD, and cardiologist Jennifer Goerbig-Campbell, MD, explain how the Total Artificial Heart works.

Video Length - 1:30

*The SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart was formerly known as the
SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart.