Home Sitemap Contact Heart Disease Treatment Options The Jarvik 2000 Clinical Trials Resources About Us Jarvik2000 Quality of LifeVentricular assist devices (VADs) are known to deliver rapid relief of the symptoms of heart failure. Most patients report a significant improvement to their quality of l...

Home Sitemap Contact Heart Disease Treatment Options The Jarvik 2000 Clinical Trials Resources About Us Jarvik2000 Portability The Jarvik 2000 FlowMaker can be powered for 8-10 hours on a single rechargeable Lithium-ion battery pack that weighs less than two pounds. The pump draws power from the ba...

Home Sitemap Contact Heart Disease Treatment Options The Jarvik 2000 Clinical Trials Resources About Us Jarvik2000 Patient Subject of BBC Documentary In November 2003, Jim Braid, a 57-year-old Scot and retired garage-owner, became the sixth patient in the U.K. to receive the Jarvik 2000 FlowMaker f...

Home Sitemap Contact Heart Disease Treatment Options The Jarvik 2000 Clinical Trials Resources About Us Jarvik2000 Duration of SupportThe Jarvik 2000 FlowMaker is designed to provide reliable support to the ailing heart for a decade or longer. Since accelerated tests of the pump's bearings are not ...

Home Sitemap Contact Heart Disease Treatment Options The Jarvik 2000 Clinical Trials Resources About Us Jarvik2000 AdvantagesRenowned heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley is quoted in a recent Associated Press article as saying that "the Jarvik 2000 shows the most promise" among the several ventricular a...