Heart Failure & Transplant

Countless lives have been saved thanks to medical innovations including artificial hearts and mechanical circulatory support devices. However, heart failure continues to be one of the biggest medical problems in the world that we're working towards solving.

Heart failure is the number one cause of hospitalization

About 6.2 million adults in the United States have heart failure, which is one of the biggest medical problems in the United States and the number one reason people are hospitalized. Due to an aging population, an increase in cardiovascular risk factors, and improved survival of cardiovascular conditions, the prevalence of heart failure is increasing worldwide.

For nearly four decades, MHIF has been at the forefront of research on innovative treatments that are changing the landscape of care for heart failure. Not only has total artificial heart technology improved since Minneapolis Heart Institute® physicians implanted the first total artificial heart in 1985, but new mechanical circulatory support devices such as the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) provide patients an opportunity for a meaningful life.

Patient Success Stories

Nancy-Russell

Nancy Russell

Heart Transplant

Kevin Manion: Heart Transplant

Kevin Manion

Heart Transplant

Ed Peitso

On the Pulse

Cardiac Transplantation: Past, Present & Future with Dr. Benjamin Sun

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Recent Publications

Aug 2022: Survivors of veno-arterial membrane oxygenation have good long-term quality of life

Nov 2021: Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring Effectively Guides Management to Reduce Heart Failure Hospitalizations in Obesity

March 2021: Major adverse clinical events associated with implantation of a leadless intracardiac pacemaker

Feb 2021: Peak troponin predicts successful weaning from VA ECMO in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock

Meet Our Team

Dr. Mosi Bennett

Mosi Bennett, MD, PhD

Peter Eckman, MD Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

Peter Eckman, MD

Heart Failure Specialist

Benjamin Sun, MD

Benjamin Sun, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Jay Traverse

Jay Traverse, MD

Senior Consulting Cardiologist & Board Member

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The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation® (MHIF) strives to create a world without heart and vascular disease. To achieve this bold vision, we are dedicated to improving the cardiovascular health of individuals and communities through innovative research and education.

Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, we can continue this life-saving work. Please make a gift to support the area of greatest need.

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Please make a heartfelt gift of any size to support the research and education happening at MHIF! Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts through December 31st will be matched up to $40,000 – doubling your impact! When you give this year, you will offer solutions and hope to the people most important to us all – parents, grandparents, family members and friends.

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