The Catch-22 of the LVAD and Domestic Abuse
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In this episode, Tyler and Devan talk with Dr. Laura Guidry-Grimes about a case in which a medical team has to decide whether being a victim of domestic abuse disqualifies a patient from receiving an organ transplant. *Content Warning: This episode discusses the reality of domestic abuse, but with no description of any abusive events
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