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Thomas Heywood, MD, treating LVAD heart patient Scott Fitzgerald
Scripps in the News | July 10, 2018

Scripps Heart Transplant Patient Lauds Use of LVAD to Keep Him Alive

Heart transplant patient Scott Fitzgerald was featured on 10News, Ivanhoe News, and San Diego Magazine explaining how the use of the LVAD helped save his life.
A heart failure patient holds an LVAD device that has been implanted to keep the patient's heart functioning while a new heart becomes available for a heart transplant.
Health and Wellness | May 29, 2018

LVADs, Pacemakers and How One Woman Is Thriving After a Heart Transplant (podcast)

Heart failure patient Darla Calvet and cardiologist Thomas Heywood discuss how the LVAD helped keep her heart working while she waited for a heart transplant.
Cardiologist Thomas Heywood, MD, and patient Darla Calvet sat down with San Diego Health host Susan Taylor to discuss how Calvet overcame heart failure with help from a heart device known as LVAD.
Health and Wellness | May 22, 2018

LVAD Buys Time, Saves Lives When Heart Failure Strikes (video)

A heart device known as LVAD helped keep Scripps patient Darla Calvet alive while she waited for a heart transplant to overcome her heart failure condition.
Scripps heart care physicians and experts gather to celebrate baseball legend Rod Carew's life and successful recovery.
Scripps in the News | November 13, 2017

Baseball Great Rod Carew Says He's Thankful to be Alive at Conference

Baseball great Rod Carew was recently profiled in a news article by the American Heart Association. Carew credits Scripps for helping to save his life.
Scripps heart care physicians and experts gather to celebrate baseball legend Rod Carew's life and successful recovery.
Scripps in the News | January 4, 2017

Magazine Features Scripps LVAD Program

A recent article in Ranch & Coast magazine highlighted the left ventricular assist device (LVAD), a lifesaving technology available at Scripps Health.
Scripps heart experts joined Hall of Famer & Scripps patient Rod Carew at All-Star Fan Fest to pitch heart health
Scripps in the News | July 11, 2016

MLB Hall of Famer Rod Carew tells FanFest Crowd 'Scripps Saved My Life'

MLB Hall of Famer and Scripps patient Rod Carew praised the care he has received and credited his Scripps Clinic physicians with saving his life.
Hall of Famer Rod Carew turned to Scripps for an LVAD when he was facing heart failure.
Patient Stories | March 30, 2016

Scripps’ Renowned Heart Care Saves Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew’s Life

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and All Star Rod Carew underwent a successful LVAD procedure from Scripps Health in San Diego, California
Scripps Health, San Diego Cardiologist, Dr. Srivastava, Discusses Life Saving Heart Pump on KUSI.
Scripps in the News | March 24, 2016

Scripps Cardiologist Discusses Life Saving Heart Pump on KUSI

Scripps Clinic heart failure cardiologist Ajay Srivastava, MD, appeared recently on KUSI to discuss the left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Scripps Health San Diego Patient, Rod Carew's recovery.
Scripps in the News | March 22, 2016

Media Outlets Cover Recovery Milestone Announcement By Scripps Patient Rod Carew

Scripps heart failure patient and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew recently announced that he is being evaluated for a heart transplant.
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News Releases | March 21, 2016

MLB Legend, Scripps Patient Rod Carew Announces Heart Recovery Milestone

Scripps Health celebrated the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute's 1st anniversary by honoring one of the hospital’s best known patients, MLB legend Rod Carew.