Hopefully transplant: The device u speak of is also refered to as an lvad. The device serves as a 'bridge' to keep people stable while they wait for a donor heart to become available.
Answered 1/28/2013
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Keeps you alive: Bridging with a left ventricular assist device (lvad) implies that the device is intended to keep you alive until you get a heart transplant. It can also help control kidney failure and pulmonary hypertension that can develop from decompensated heart failure.
Answered 11/8/2012
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