His fanny pack carries the batteries for his life saving left ventricular assist device.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — A Northeast Ohio grandfather is living with no heartbeat or pulse, but somehow completing regular tasks each day and thriving.It helps pump blood through his body, as he awaits a heart transplant in the future.Robert Kline is thrilled to be around his family after nearly losing his life to heart failure.
"I have a control module which is what the cable is, and the cable goes inside my stomach area," Kline said. "We chalked it up to stress. You know not being able to sleep, not having energy, not being able to breathe," Kline said. Rehab and medicine did not work—so doctors suggested an LVAD as his heart was pumping at just 15% capacity."Someone who qualifies for this is someone who has exacerbated all their options for medical therapy. And the heart pump does exactly what it says. It's a Left Ventricular Assist Device, a mechanical pump that's powered by batteries," said Dr. Karlee Hoffman, Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic.Kline says it was a miraculous turn of events.
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