Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)

This program explains the ventricular assist device. The ventricular assist device is also known as VAD. The program includes the following sections: what is the anatomy of the heart, what is heart disease, what are VADs, who can have a VAD, what are the alternative treatments to VAD, what happens during the VAD procedure, what are the risks and complications of VAD, what happens after VAD surgery, what are blood thinners and what is it like to live with a VAD.

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