LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 26, 2017) – Baptist Health Little Rock has implanted the state’s first Total Artificial Heart on a 21-year-old from Jonesboro, Arkansas. The recipient, Chadarius Johnson, is recovering from the groundbreaking surgery, which took place on Tuesday,…
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HeartMate III
Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock implanted the state’s first HeartMate III, a left ventricular assist device, June 4 as part of a clinical trial called MOMENTUM III. “This is extremely exciting for our end-stage heart-failure patients,” said John Ransom,…