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My husband has recently been given a lvad . He has suffered with cardiomyopathy for a number of years but this last year he has been going down hill. So the specialist decided to fit a lvad as he couldn't wait for a heart transplant. Since his operation he has been having major problems with fast...

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Hello I'm a 35 year old mother of 3. I went to the er on 9/2/17 sick and woke up with my Lvad. I was just released from the hospital yesterday and I'm trying to heal at my parents house for a couple weeks before returning to my home , husband and children. I'm having not only bad days but bad times...

Could someone please advise what the normal FLOW AND PI IS FOR HEARTMATE 3 with revs. Of 5500.

My husband was explaninted today and we now have a new shower bag, a case of Drive line change kits we do not need. We also have a charger station, battery charger and 6 batteries. Would like to sell off unneeded items to help cover medical cost. Best offer will be excepted.

My husband was explaninted today and we now have a new shower bag, a case of Drive line change kits we do not need. We also have a charger station, battery charger and 6 batteries. Would like to sell off unneeded items to help cover medical cost. Best offer will be excepted.

My husband was explaninted today and we now have a new shower bag, a case of Drive line change kits we do not need. We also have a charger station, battery charger and 6 batteries. Would like to sell off unneeded items to help cover medical cost. Best offer will be excepted.

My husband was explaninted today and we now have a new shower bag, a case of Drive line change kits we do not need. We also have a charger station, battery charger and 6 batteries. Would like to sell off unneeded items to help cover medical cost. Best offer will be excepted.

My husband was explaninted today and we now have a new shower bag, a case of Drive line change kits we do not need. We also have a charger station, battery charger and 6 batteries. Would like to sell off unneeded items to help cover medical cost. Best offer will be excepted.

My husband was explaninted today and we now have a new shower bag, a case of Drive line change kits we do not need. We also have a charger station, battery charger and 6 batteries. Would like to sell off unneeded items to help cover medical cost. Best offer will be excepted.

My father-in-law received his LVAD in December. He had suffered a mild stroke about a month before. He is not eligible for a heart transplant. He ended up in the ER two weeks ago and based on tests (echo, ldh, etc) he has a blood clot in his pump. He has been on a Heparin IV until two days ago in...

Hello, I just got my lvad on September 19 . Everything seems to be going well except I can hear the pump. It is very high pitched and very annoying. I was wondering if anyone else has this issue?

My brother in law received his LVAD a little over a year ago. He has had some issues but seems ok with it. He is slowly recovering - goes to the gym to walk most days and is slowly regaining appetite and strength. Two issues: 1. In the last few months he seems to have Restless Leg syndrome and is...

My brother in law received his LVAD a little over a year ago. He has had some issues but seems ok with it. He is slowly recovering - goes to the gym to walk most days and is slowly regaining appetite and strength. Two issues: 1. In the last few months he seems to have Restless Leg syndrome and is...

Is anyone aware of a smaller controller and/or battery for the Heartware II? My son has one and as a very athletic person (daily gym, motorcycle racing, hiking, etc.), the controller is a real bulky problem. Does anyone have any info, please? Thanks very much.

My husband will receive a LVAD shortly. We live in Dallas Texas and are looking for additional care takers that can relieve me as his primary caregiver occasionally. Any suggestions. Am willing to pay obviously. Thank you.

My uncle has had his Lvad for 6 years. He doesn't follow any dr recommendations... He smokes, eats and drinks whatever he wants even though he's diabetic. In the last 6 months he has really declined. More recently in the last 6 weeks he's been life flighted 3 times to hospital because he can't...

My 54 year old son has just had an LVAD implanted, along with a new homograft aortic valve. Prior to his heart failure, he had a syncope episode probably related to a small stroke while he was driving. He was involved in a terrible accident and his license revoked. After three months in the hospital...

Hi everyone! My dad had an LVAD implanted in May 2015 and has since being doing really well. We have booked a family holiday away to Turkey this August however having trouble to get my dad insured for his LVAD and Dilated Cardiomyapathy- has anyone got any suggestions? Or what travel insurance...

Dear phillip I would like to get in contact with you regarding hospitals in South Africa with knowledge off the Lvad. My father in law is German and got it implanted in Germany and he wants to come and visit, but obviosly wants the assurance that he will hve a hospital to visit in the case of a...