[postlink]https://abcheart.blogspot.com/2011/06/left-ventricular-assist-device-lvad.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvqiV4ef22Iendofvid
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This is an animated video which illustrates how a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is placed and how it functions. In patients with end stage heart failure who have failed optimal medical therapy and cardiac resynchronization therapy, cardiac transplant remains the only option. LVAD is a bridging procedure for patients awaiting cardiac transplant.
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This is an animated video which illustrates how a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is placed and how it functions. In patients with end stage heart failure who have failed optimal medical therapy and cardiac resynchronization therapy, cardiac transplant remains the only option. LVAD is a bridging procedure for patients awaiting cardiac transplant.
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