How is the partial heart prosthesis used to treat patients with end-stage heart failure?

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Partial heart transplant surgery (HVAD) is also a new technique in Vietnam. Around the world, this technique has been deployed in nearly 20,000 cases. The fact that female nurse Vi Thi Tan (born in 1985, in Hoa Binh) had 10 years of heart disease, end-stage heart failure, enlarged heart and HVAD surgery at Vinmec Hospital has significantly improved the quality of her life. Life has brought hope to thousands of people with heart failure.
HVAD technology is always improving and efficiency is improved quickly with time: There have been patients living up to 10 years and now HVAD is not only a bridge for patients waiting for a heart transplant but can as a targeted treatment for patients with heart failure.

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