Artificial heart an external pump to push air and fluids through the heart. It currently cannot be implanted into humans, but it is a promising start for artificial hearts. Patients who have some remaining heart function but who can no longer live normally may be candidates for ventricular assist devices (VAD), which do not replace the human heart but complement it by taking up much of the function. The first Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) system was created by Domingo Liotta at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in 1962. Another VAD, the Kantrowitz CardioVad, designed by Adrian Kantrowitz boosts the native
Nick Liotta Nick Liotta Domenic A. "Nick" Liotta (January 28, 1928 – November 28, 1951) was an American football player. A native of Everett, Massachusetts, he attended Villanova University where he played college football as a guard and linebacker. He developed a reputation as a 60-minute player and served as co-captain of Villanova's 1951 football team. He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team guard and by the "Chicago Tribune" (based on votes of fellow players) as a first-team linebacker on their respective 1951 College Football All-America Teams. Prior to the end of the 1951 season, and