Artificial heart newer versions, such as the Heartmate II, developed by The Texas Heart Institute of Houston, provide continuous flow. These pumps (which may be centrifugal or axial flow) are smaller and potentially more durable and last longer than the current generation of total heart replacement pumps. Another major advantage of a VAD is that the patient keeps the natural heart, which may still function for temporary back-up support if the mechanical pump were to stop. This may provide enough support to keep the patient alive until a solution to the problem is implemented. In August 2006, an artificial heart was implanted
Ray Liotta Pitt and James Gandolfini in the 2012 Andrew Dominik film "Killing Them Softly" and the 2013 Ariel Vromen film "The Iceman" features Liotta as the character of Roy DeMeo. He had a supporting role in "Muppets Most Wanted" (2014). In 2014, Liotta played a preacher in the faith-based film "The Identical". Liotta starred in the Western miniseries "Texas Rising" for The History Channel in 2015. Other projects include "Kill the Messenger" with Jeremy Renner, "Stretch" with Chris Pine and a David Guetta video. Since June 2015, Liotta narrates the AMC docu-series "The Making of the Mob". In 2016, Liotta began