Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) for Heart Failure

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Uploaded by on Oct 14, 2009

Discover how a VAD works from cardiovascular surgeon Robert Kincade, M.D. and hear from one of his patients Steve (aka Stretch), who underwent this procedure.

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  • It works! Sutter saved my life with this device.GREAT PEOPLE,GREAT SERVICE,GREAT DOCTORS. DONALD VALENTINE, SACRAMENTO CA

  • Go to a real heart failure center like Columbia if you want to do well. Sutter does only around 10 transplants per year. Its an advertising video for Sutter, nothing more.

  • Go to a real heart failure center like Columbia if you want to do well. Sutter does only around 10 transplants per year.

  • A ventricular assist device is used to replace partially or completely the hearts function, as we see in this video a VAD can be used on a patient until there is a heart available for heart transplant. If interested in other useful videos on Medical Devices (and other medica topics), visit Symposier site.

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