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https://www.texasheart.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/thi-emergency-Room.jpg1600900Because of the shortage of donor hearts, researchers have spent years developing mechanical pumps called ventricular assist devices (VADs). By taking over some of the work of the heart, VADs assist the ventricles to pump blood, easing the workload of the heart in patients with heart failure.