Heart Failure and the Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)

Motivation
With advancements in medical technology patients who would have normally been forced to a sedentary lifestyle full of medications, physician visits and psychological angst can now live a longer, happier, more active lifestyle.  It is important for prehospital professionals to recognize patients in heart failure and remain atop the technology field and be on the lookout for implanted Ventricular Assist Devices.

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