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For advanced heart failure patients, the challenges of daily activities can outweigh the pleasures of life. Ventricular assist devices can offer new hope for patients who have exhausted other therapies. After VAD implantation, many patients return to daily life with restored blood flow and more energy. The small, streamlined design of modern VADs allows most patients to move around with few limits on life—which many patients report living to the fullest.*

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