Implantable Extra-Cardiac Soft Robotic Sleeve for Ventricular Assist in Heart Failure Patients
Ramez Barsoom Introduction. Heart failure is characterized by the impairment of cardiac myocytes to intrinsically contract – leading to a reduction in the efficiency of stroke volume, and ultimately cardiac output1. Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are currently used to mechanically assist a failing heart as a method to prolong life…