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VAD(Ventricular Assist Device) When heart failure is triggered by electrical irregularities, a patient has multiple options, including drugs, defibrillators and pacemakers. But when heart failure is caused by the heart's failure to pump sufficient blood, a patient has few therapeutic options and a high likelihood of heart-related death. Now University Hospital offers a revolutionary device that temporarily takes over the heart's pumping action, until the heart can recover on its own or be replaced by a transplant. Read more about the VAD . . .For More InformationAt Upstate Medical University's University Hospital, the ventricular assist device is administered by the Department of Surgery. For consultations and referrals, contact
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