Clinical Investigation of the DeBakey VAD® for Bridging Patients to Cardiac Transplantation while Waiting for a Donor Heart (BTT)

Sponsor: MicroMed Technology, Inc.

Investigators:
Todd Dewey, MD*
Mitchell Magee, MD
Michael Mack, MD
James Edgerton, MD
Tina Worley, RN

Designated Site: Medical City Dallas

Assessment of the DeBakey VAD® on overall survival, quality of life, functional status, days out of the hospital and adverse events in patients awaiting cardiac transplantation (bridge to transplant).

* denotes Principal Investigator