A cardiac surgery and heart failure team at the University of Michigan implanted a novel mechanical heart pump into a patient as part of a clinical trial that will compare it to the only device currently used to treat end-stage heart failure. This trial presents an opportunity to assess novel technology as we explore a potential new treatment for advanced heart failure – a life-threatening condition with extremely limited therapeutic opportunities available." Francis Pagani, M.D., Ph.D., national lead investigator for the trial and cardiac surgeon at the U-M Health Frankel Cardiovascular Center Of 6 million Americans with heart failure, thousands…