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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.
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.
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 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 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 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.
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 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 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.
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.