Options for Heart Failure Patients

Once, a transplant was the only option for patients with heart failure, who frequently died waiting for a suitable donor organ. Now, implanted left ventricular assist devices not only extend hope, they often give many patients back their lives. Cardiologist Eric Adler, MD, and heart patient Jeff Hambrick talk about the technology and what it means for patients living with the device.
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