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Keith Groscost's heart device, 04.11.10

 

 
  • Hawthorne Heights returns to the airwaves with their first new single since the death of guitarist Casey Calvert last November.
  • Seton Medical Center and Dr. William Kessler have been using a new mechanical pump device to assist patients with heart problems, sometimes enabling them to prolong their lives without the need for a transplant. The Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) is inserted and operated with an external battery or AC and assists the heart in regulating proper blood flow.
  • The Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) is inserted and operated with an external battery or AC and assists the heart in regulating proper blood flow.
  • Hawthorne Heights returns to the airwaves with their first new single since the death of guitarist Casey Calvert last November.
  • Keith Groscost, who otherewise was in good physical health except for a poor heart, is the recepient of the VAD and believes it will drastically improve his quality of life. He chats with Dr. Kessler before his release from the hospital in the coming days.
  • Hawthorne Heights returns to the airwaves with their first new single since the death of guitarist Casey Calvert last November.
  • Hawthorne Heights returns to the airwaves with their first new single since the death of guitarist Casey Calvert last November.
  • Keith Groscost, who otherewise was in good physical health except for a poor heart, is the recepient of the VAD and believes it will drastically improve his quality of life. He chats with Dr. Kessler before his release from the hospital in the coming days.
  • Hawthorne Heights returns to the airwaves with their first new single since the death of guitarist Casey Calvert last November.
  • Keith Groscost, who otherewise was in good physical health except for a poor heart, is the recepient of the VAD and believes it will drastically improve his quality of life.
  • Keith Groscost recovers in the comfort of his Cedar Park home after receiving a ventricular assist device to assist his troubled heart by artificially pumping blood through his body.
  • Groscost's wife Vivian uses a stethoscope to check his pump everyday to be sure it is running effectively.
  • Groscost holds the external pack to the Heartmate II that he wears like a beltpack.
  • Groscost holds one of the portable batteries he wears on a vest whenever he is mobile.
  • Keith Groscost recovers in the comfort of his Cedar Park home after receiving a ventricular assist device to assist his troubled heart by artificially pumping blood through his body.
  • Groscost says the device has given him a new lease on life.
 

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