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Your healthcare team
Your healthcare team
A healthcare team experienced in implanting left ventricular assist devices should decide who should be offered this procedure. This team should include a cardiologist with a specialist interest in heart failure, a cardiothoracic surgeon and a cardiac anaesthetist. The procedure should only be done by surgeons, anaesthetists and intensive care specialists with special training and regular practice in it. Care after the procedure should be provided by a healthcare team with the expertise to deal with people's medical and psychological needs, as well as maintenance of their device.