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Left Ventricular Assist Devices: What, Why, and When

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Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine and advanced heart failure expert, discusses varying types of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) as well as best practices for implantation and the importance of timely referral for considerations of placement and heart transplant.

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    • Aortic Disease and Hypertension
    • Atrial Fibrillation
    • Cardiac Surgery
    • Cardiogenetics
    • Cardiology Sports Medicine
    • Congenital Heart Disease
    • Heart Failure
      • Left Ventricular Assist Devices: What, Why, and When
      • Ventricular Assist Device for Heart Failure Patients
      • Global Study Focuses on Novel Treatment for Rare Form of Heart Failure
    • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    • Limb Preservation
    • Mitral Valve
    • Pulmonary Embolism
    • New UMMC Vascular Lab
  • Diabetes and Endocrinology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Neurosciences
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
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  • Otolaryngology
  • Pediatrics
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