“Thoratec’s clinical support team gives us the resources
we need to develop our programs into stories of great
success. Their dedication to heart failure therapy
has greatly improved my patients’ quality of life.”

Marcia Stahovich, RN, CCRN
Advanced Clinician
Mechanical Assist Device Department
Sharp Memorial Hospital

Thoratec is committed to providing heart failure therapies that not only
increase patient survival, but also improve the quality of life. To that end,
Thoratec partners with clinicians through an extensive training and
education effort and through clinical support initiatives that span the
continuum of VAD patient care—from helping patients and physicians
understand the benefits of VAD therapy, to ensuring the finest clinical
outcomes in the operating room and beyond, to assisting VAD recipients
and caregivers in their return home, and to restoring a lifestyle they
never thought was possible prior to VAD therapy.

For every leading heart center that provides Thoratec VAD therapy, a
Thoratec Clinical Specialist is responsible for assisting with training,
clinical outcomes consultation, operating room support, and ensuring
the best possible patient outcomes.