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Redefining Heart Failure Risk Management B ASED IN THE Twin Cities with outreach clinics in Duluth and Mason City, Iowa, the heart failure program offered by University of Minnesota Physicians Heart provides a comprehensive range of services, including medical management, valve replacement, bypass surgery, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation and heart transplant, as well as social and psychological support and telemedicine outreach to patients throughout the tri-state area. More than three decades of experience makes the program among the most distinguished in the region. Expert surgeons, advanced research and a robust patient support infrastructure earn University of Minnesota Physicians Heart its reputation as a preferred provider for patients with heart failure. University of Minnesota Physicians Heart: "Patients at risk of heart failure want care close to home as much as possible, and they want to work with their long-term providers. We are eager to provide support in any way we can." — Peter Eckman, MD, cardiologist, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota and Medical Director of the CORE Clinic and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program for University of Minnesota Physicians Heart DESIGNED TO SUSTAIN PEOPLE LIVING WITH VARYING DEGREES OF HEART FAILURE, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS HEART PROVIDES PATIENT-CENTERED CARE AND A LINE OF ADVANCED PROCEDURES, SUCH AS VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE IMPLANTATION AND HEART TRANSPLANT. 1 0 | Minnesota MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M

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