Media Outlets Cover Recovery Milestone Announcement By Scripps Patient Rod Carew
Press conference at Prebys Cardiovascular Institute featured baseball legend
![Scripps Health San Diego Patient, Rod Carew’s recovery.](http://www.scripps.org/sparkle-assets/images/rod_carew_pressconf-600x375-16599995438357044621.jpg)
Scripps heart failure patient and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew recently announced that he is being evaluated for a heart transplant just five months after Scripps doctors saved his live by implanting a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), a type of heart pump.
The announcement came during a press conference held at Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, where Carew received care for heart failure.
Read the Union-Tribune article: Hall of Famer Rod Carew Gives Heart-Filled Thanks
Read the Coast News Group article: A Grateful Carew Shows His Heart By Helping Others
View coverage by La Prensa (Panama): Carew Jokes and Requests a Young Heart to Give Some ‘Hits’
View coverage by El Latino San Diego: Grata Visita
The original KUSI video, titled "Hall of Famer Rod Carew Gives Heartfelt Thanks," is not available at this time.
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