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Ventricular assist device — Graphic describing a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). The device pumps blood from the left ventricle to the aorta. A Ventricular assist device, or VAD, is a mechanical circulatory device that is used to partially or completely replace the… … Wikipedia
Ventricular assist device — A mechanical pump that takes over the function of the damaged ventricle of the heart and restores normal blood flow. Left ventricular assist devices were originally developed for patients with heart disease from which they were not expected to… … Medical dictionary
left ventricular assist device — (LVAD) a ventricular assist device capable of augmenting left ventricular function; its pump has an afferent conduit attached to the left atrium or left ventricular apex and an efferent conduit attached to the ascending aorta. Implanted systems… … Medical dictionary
biventricular assist device — (BVAD) a ventricular assist device with the combined functions of both left and right ventricular assist devices … Medical dictionary
device — An appliance, usually mechanical, designed to perform a specific function, such as prosthesis or orthesis. [M.E., fr. O.Fr. devis, fr. L. divisum, divided] central bearing d. in dentistry, a d. which provides a central point of bearing, or … Medical dictionary
RVAD — • right ventricular assist device … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
RVAD — right ventricular assist device * * * right ventricular assist device … Medical dictionary
Sean P. Pinney — Sean Patrick Pinney, M.D. is an American cardiologist and the current Director of both the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program and the Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. [… … Wikipedia
Corazón artificial — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Un corazón artificial es una prótesis que es implantada en el cuerpo para reemplazar al corazón biológico. Es distinto de una máquina de cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), que es un dispositivo externo utilizado para… … Wikipedia Español
RVAD — abbr. right ventricular assist device … Dictionary of abbreviations
