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