Magazine Features Scripps LVAD Program
Device was bridge to heart transplant for MLB great Rod Carew
![MLB hall of famer, Rod Carew, stands with his doctors as his story and the Scripps LVAD program was featured in a magazine.](http://www.scripps.org/sparkle-assets/images/rod-carew-news-item-image-1200-x-800-16003373926795190109.jpg)
Device was bridge to heart transplant for MLB great Rod Carew
A recent article in Ranch & Coast magazine highlighted the left ventricular assist device (LVAD), a lifesaving technology available at Scripps Health's Prebys Cardiovascular Institute.
Heart failure specialist Ajay Srivastava, MD, explained how the LVAD served as a lifesaving bridge to a heart transplant for heart failure patient and MLB Hall of Famer Rod Carew.
Read the Ranch & Coast article: High-Tech Healthcare
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