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A new phase of the disease. i decided to take advantage of one of the new technologies available and have a left ventricular assist device implanted. joining us by telephone is dr. tim gardner. the former president of the american heart association. and a director for the center of heart and vascular health. doctor, i want to walk over, i want you to help me understand why at this point, this is a man who has had heart disease for more than 30 years. why at this point would the doctors recommend this? >> well, basically, his own heart is not pumping sufficiently strongly to maintain a supporti...

Takes blood from the left v ventricle and through this simple mechanism pumps it back into the aorta. or pushes it back into the aorta. and can provide from -- anywhere from one-third to nearly 100% of the required cardiac output. it is an assist pump in most instances. in vice president cheney's instance, it's providing perhaps 30%, 50%, of the required blood flow from the heart to the body. >> his statement was optimistic, saying he hopes this new device allowing him to resume an active life. he's still hospitalized now, even though the surgery was last week. is that about normal? this is so...