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In-office and Take-home Learning Tools
Offer your patients resources to shape their understanding of MCS options for advanced heart failure therapy and address common concerns. Our profiles present patients who tell their account of their own experiences living with advanced heart failure and deciding to receive a VAD. Use these learning tools during a clinical consultation, or give them to patients and their families for take-home review.
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Living with the HeartMate® (Volumes I, II and III)
For patients who are open to evaluation for MCS, these videos can provide valuable information to facilitate treatment discussions with their managing physician.
A Treatment Choice for Heart Failure
Patients who have been referred for a VAD evaluation can watch this DVD to learn about:
- How the heart is affected by advanced-stage heart failure
- The basics of surgery and recovery
- How to adjust to living with a VAD
- What the expectations are for quality of life
- Patient testimonials from VAD recipients
Heart Disease & VADS - X-Plain Patient Education Booklet
The HeartMate II Patient Information Kit includes a booklet and a DVD that have been designed to address the questions/concerns of the prospective patient and his/her family members. The booklet reviews what advanced heart failure is and discusses the potential benefits of the HeartMate II. It also reviews the HeartMate II system, including the GoGear wearable accessories. The companion DVD is entitled "VAD: A Treatment Choice for Heart Failure" and contains supplemental information.
A New Treatment Choice for Advanced Heart Failure Patients: Ventricular Assist Devices
For patients who are considering an MCS evaluation, this pamphlet provides valuable information to facilitate discussion with their managing physician.
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