Rod Carew Press Conference Features Scripps Cardiologist
Ajay Srivastava discussed LVAD pump implanted at Scripps
![A Scripps cardiologist in a gray suit speaks at a Rod Carew (center) press conference.](http://www.scripps.org/sparkle-assets/images/ajay_srivastava_1200x750-11799780176156410002.jpg)
Ajay Srivastava discussed LVAD pump implanted at Scripps
Scripps Health heart failure specialist Ajay Srivastava, MD, recently participated in a press conference with Scripps cardiology patient Rod Carew to discuss his recent heart transplant.
Carew, a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, has been treated by Scripps cardiologists for the last two and a half years since having a major heart attack and developing life-threatening heart failure.
The press conference also featured family members of a former NFL player whose heart was donated to Carew after his untimely death.
Read the Los Angeles Times coverage: Rod Carew Works to Promote Organ Donation After Receiving the Ultimate Gift From Former NFL Player Konrad Reuland: A Heart
Read the Los Angeles Daily News article: Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew's Organ Transplants Unite Two Families
Watch a replay of the press conference on Facebook: Rod Carew Press Conference
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