**What is LVAD Talk?**
LVAD Talk, hosted by Shawn Connors, is a podcast that features conversations with VADERS (ventricular assist device recipients), heart transplant recipients, and caregivers. The podcast explores the lives of individuals before, during, and after receiving a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
**What is a LVAD?**
A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a battery-operated, mechanical pump surgically implanted into the heart. Its primary function is to assist the left ventricle, the main pumping chamber of the heart, in pumping blood to the rest of the body.
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