What are the risks associated with LVADs?
What are the risks associated with LVADs?
A LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) can keep a failing heart pumping -- but it used to carry a significant risk of stroke. Improvements have whittled that risk down, but there are still dangers.
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