Is There a Risk of RV Failure With a Michigan Risk Score?

A lot of people think of an LVAD as almost interchangeable with the total artificial heart. It's not because all it's doing is taking blood from the LV, essentially doing the job or most of the job of the LV. If you don't get blood over to the LV, the LVAD doesn't do anything for you. The right heart function is really, really key.