Press Conference: MLB Legend Rod Carew Reveals Recovery Milestone

WHAT:

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew announces a major milestone in his recovery from a massive heart attack last fall and implant of a mechanical heart pump at Scripps Health’s Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. The baseball legend will update his medical journey during a press conference that also marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of the institute.

WHO:

Speakers include Rod Carew, his heart failure specialist Ajay Srivastava, MD, Prebys Cardiovascular Institute Medical Director Paul Teirstein, MD., and Scripps Health president and CEO Chris Van Gorder.

WHEN:

Tuesday, March 22

10 – 11 a.m.

WHERE:

9888 Genesee Ave. ( on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla)

La Jolla, Calif., 92037

WHY:

Rod Carew made national headlines in November when he publicly revealed his massive heart attack, heart failure diagnosis and surgery at Prebys Cardiovascular Institute to implant a mechanical heart pump as a bridge to heart transplant. Carew will discuss a major recovery milestone, and Scripps officials will detail how the institute has affected the health and lives of thousands of patients like him.