Periodic Reporting for period 2 - REPAIR (RESTORING CARDIAC MECHANICAL FUNCTION BY POLYMERIC ARTIFICIAL MUSCULAR TISSUE)

Heart Failure (HF) and Atrial Fibrillation (AF) are both associated with impairment of cardiac mechanical function. To assist ventricular contractility in HF, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been developed and demonstrated able to reduce mortality in patients...