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Power outage was crisis for LVAD patient

Originally published: November 11, 2012 10:00 PM
Updated: November 11, 2012 10:08 PM
By DELTHIA RICKS delthia.ricks@newsday.com

Carol and Lou Cardinali had trouble recharging his

Photo credit: Linda Rosier | Carol and Lou Cardinali had trouble recharging his LVAD when they lost power during the storm. (Nov. 2, 2012)

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The night of the superstorm, Lou and Carol Cardinali were in their car driving into the full force of Sandy as her inner bands rode roughshod over Long Island.

They were driving for a life-or-death reason.

Lou has a heart implant known as a left ventricular assist device -- an LVAD -- and his batteries were running dangerously low. The machine has assumed the pumping job his heart can...

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