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
Shawn Liotta overall offense with a different first year starter at quarterback. His brother Jeremy Liotta coordinated the defense which also finished as the leagues top defense overall. In 2014 despite a large roster turnover, Liotta led the Explosion to a regular season record of 9-2. The Explosion would have to travel to Saginaw Michigan to take on the Sting,setting up a rematch of the 2013 CIFL Championship game. Erie would go on to blow out the Sting 46-15, earning the right to defend their championship against the Marion Blue Racers. The Explosion would prove to be too much for the Racers,