When a 70-year-old man with advanced heart failure and a left ventricular assist device seemed to intentionally disconnect ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A woman is suing Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside due to its alleged role in the death of her husband. Marjorie White filed a lawsuit on May 13 saying Brookside, located ...

The widow of a Lincoln man has sued the nursing home that he'd just moved into alleging the Lincoln skilled nursing facility ...

ventricular assist device (VAD) stoppage, controller failure, and critical battery. VAD stoppage may occur because of multiple reasons and is most commonly related to an issue with the driveline or ...

A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) pumping blood from the left ventricle to the aorta, connected to an externally worn control unit and battery pack. Editor’s Note: After reading this ...

LVAD stands for “left ventricular assist device,’’ a small, battery-operated motor implanted in the ventricle that pumps blood into the aorta, the main artery carrying blood to the body. It can be ...

If no alarm is sounding, LVAD failure is still a possibility (due to alarm battery depletion or alarm failure), so a stethoscope should be placed over the apex of the heart to listen for a humming ...

Roger Thompson received an LVAD. “It’s a big adjustment because you’re toting five-and-a-half pounds of battery no matter what you do,” said Thompson. Dr. Rajakrishnan Vijayakrishnan is his ...

EATON, Ohio (WRKC) - Ken Long, a 54-year-old veteran from Eaton, has been denied a heart transplant at Christ Hospital due to his refusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Long, who was diagnosed ...

Also called a mechanical circulatory support device, an LVAD can be used in several ways, including: An LVAD is a battery-operated pump implanted inside the heart’s left ventricle or attached to it. A ...

Pitkin’s LVAD is plugged into a power outlet in his bedroom with a long cord that allows him to walk around the entire upstairs. Pitkin also uses batteries to operate his LVAD, which gives him more ...