{"id":2707,"date":"2011-01-04T20:55:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/vads-save-lives-of-heart-failure-patients\/"},"modified":"2019-07-29T09:59:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T13:59:57","slug":"vads-save-lives-of-heart-failure-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/vads-save-lives-of-heart-failure-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"VADs save lives of heart-failure patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image-section\">\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/05\/vads-save-lives-of-heart-failure-patients-image2.jpeg\" alt=\"image2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Brian Ainsley received a VAD before getting a new heart. (Photo from UNC Health Care)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>UNC has become a leader in use of ventricular assist devices (VAD) to treat patients with heart failure. A VAD is a mechanical circulatory device that provides continuous blood flow, replacing the function of a failing heart. UNC heart surgeon Brett Sheridan, MD, says use of the devices has become more common as their size, reliability and function have improved. <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nxtbook.com\/nxtbooks\/mcmurry\/well_2010fall\/index.php#\/0\">Read about VADs<\/a> and the experience of UNC patient Brian Ainsley in an article from UNC Health Care\u2019s magazine, <i>Well<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Ainsley received a VAD before getting a new heart. (Photo from UNC Health Care) UNC has become a leader in use of ventricular assist devices (VAD) to treat patients with heart failure. 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