How The LVAD Works

They trained us how to change an Lvad controller before the patient leave the hospital. They train the caregiver also. We always need a refresher to renew in our minds.

What a great presentation! smooth, clear, precise and extremely helpful. Thank you a lot!

I learned a lot. My sister has an LVAD and this information will help me care for her. Thank You. Excellent presentation. BRAVO.

Thank you! 41 years old and very fit in great shape but I have cardiac sarcoidosis in remission, defib pacemaker and severe heart failure but i’m doing ok. Learning what might be in my future.

This was a great presentation!!! You were so knowledgeable and fluent. Thank you so much, I learned a lot!!

Very useful and informative. Thanks

Great video. Very Informative. The patients are very educated on their LVAD, which is awesome. and are aware of what they need to do in case there is a malfunction. our system had some patients come in with LVAD and talked to us and the patients are so informed as well as their caregiver.

Excellent demonstration...

Wow! That was awesome presentation.

Thanks for posting! Using this for my national recert. Cheers WILCO!

Excellent presentation

Wow! Tremendous presentation. I’m in congestive heart failure but hopefully nowhere near an LVAD candidate yet. But if I ever digress to that point, which my doctors have already explained to me, I can only hope that whoever responds has heard your presentation. Brilliant. Thank you.

Excellent resource informative video!

Nicely done 👋

Thank You 😊

Very good video thank you

Great presentation. Only one issue: I am using a LVAD Heartmate III and am on a waiting list for a transplant (Bridge to Transplant - BTT). I have a colleague who was (BTT) but who is now on Bridge to Recovery as his heart got better !!! GREAT. In my eyes it is impossible to take an LVAD out without having a transplant ? Too risky. Is this the reason there are no BTR patients in your community ?

Terrific presentation! Thank you so much! Made it very easy to learn.

Thank you for this I learned a lot

Beautiful presentation. Thank you.

What does the Lvac mate 3 keep going off the Alarm keep going off

How do you take a BP if you don’t have a Doppler?

Why does the stage of heart failure disqualify someone for a transplant?

Thanks for good information.

Fantastic lecture! Question, when changing the controller does the new controller go on automatically once the batteries are connected?

Thank you

I realize this video is reportedly 8 yrs old as of today 11/28/23 but as a seasoned but retired cardiology nurse specialist who spent years & years teaching medical staff, i.e. Physicians, Nurses ancillary staff in critical care therapies, I’d like to suggest the title is changed here. If this video’s target was the CHF PATIENT/Family it’s far too technical but also, the slides are shown too fast. I hope in the past 8 years, there are changes to improve understanding & application. Edit: who is the target audience? If medical staff using repeated abbreviations is still not a great idea.

Abbot needs to make a rvad

When's the driveline is disconnected and replaced with the other controller why does it make a beeping noise when it's already connected to the driveline even a high pitch sound

That intro music has got to go!

The dream is making an assist device unit without an external power source

These problems should never exist if people would correct things with the right diet at the first signs of high blood pressure and even better high cholesterol. Read the book of Cleveland Clinic Cardiologist Dr. Esselstyn "How to prevent and Reverse Heart Disease".