Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Therapy

Center of Excellence

SacCardio has been recognized as a national Center of Excellence for the Abiomed Ventricular Assist Device procedure.

The Ventricular Assist Device program at Sutter Memorial is the only program servicing Northern California outside of the Bay Area. Along with the cardiac transplantation program, this comprehensive and experienced team continues to provide the most advanced care for patients in heart failure.

Sacramento Cardiovascular Surgeons are proud to be a pioneer as the areas:

First percutaneous left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement
First surgical LVAD placement
First percutaneous ventricular assist device (Impella) west of the Mississippi

SACRAMENTO CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEONS

Patient Stories

Steve – Heart Transplant … Just in Time

“We knew it may happen eventually,” said Steve, 50, who finally landed in the intensive care unit after collapsing at home. “My cardiologist told me it was time to get on the list.”

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Outcomes

Risk adjusted in-hospital mortality

In 2010, the chance of patient death for SacCardio was 100% less in most procedures than like groups. For isolated CABG procedures, SacCardio had an overall risk-adjusted mortality rate of only .8%. For many procedures, it was zero. more

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