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Life-Saving Options for Congestive Heart Failure Patients

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Because congestive heart failure currently has no cure, important medical advances are critical for offering hope and extending quality of life to patients.  Dr. Georg Wieselthaler, Director and Surgical Chief of the Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at UCSF Medical Center discusses new progress in heart transplant and the use of ventricular assist devices.  Discussion centers on how these procedures work and the giant leaps in progress in this area in the last decade.  Meet patient Chris Wade and learn how these two procedures have improved his life.

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Georg Wieselthaler, M.D. Georg Wieselthaler, M.D.
Director & Surgical Chief, Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Georg M. Wieselthaler, M.D. is a heart transplant surgeon and one of the world´s leading experts in mechanical circulatory support for end stage heart failure patients. A Professor of Surgery at UCSF and Director & Surgical Chief of Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Dr. Wieselthaler has performed more than 350 heart transplants and developed extensive expertise in the implantation... more >

Chris Wade Chris Wade,
Heart Failure Patient
Chris Wade, owner of a successful bakery in San Francisco and the father of four kids, faced down heart-failure with the help of a leading medical team at UCSF. He had success with support from a mechanical heart pump (Ventricular Assist Device). This procedure was the 'bridge to life' that offered him hope and ultimately allowed time for a heart... more >

TRANSCRIPT:

  1. Chris’ Story LISTEN
  2. LVAD Pump LISTEN
  3. Cardiac Transplantation LISTEN
  4. Closing Thoughts LISTEN

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