Kyah's Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) - Boston Children's Hospital

When Kyah was diagnosed with heart failure, doctors told her it could be months, or may be even a year, before she was ready for a heart transplant. But through research and specialized authorization from the FDA, Boston Children's Hospital doctors implanted a portable, motorized pump in her heart, allowing her to return to school and live a normal life away from the hospital while she awaited transplant.