ventricular assist device
noun
: a device that is implanted in the chest or upper abdomen to assist the left or right ventricle in pumping blood in a damaged or weakened heart
called also VAD
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Due to her condition, Ava is connected to a ventricular assist device, called a Berlin Heart, which keeps her alive by helping her heart pump blood throughout her body.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Returning to life The girls do feel different with the left ventricular assist device.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
Those with severe heart failure may consider a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), which helps pump blood throughout the body.
—Lambeth Hochwald, Health, 3 May 2024
On April 4, surgeons implanted the heart pump, a device called a left ventricular assist device or LVAD.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Returning to life The girls do feel different with the left ventricular assist device.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
Those with severe heart failure may consider a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), which helps pump blood throughout the body.
—Lambeth Hochwald, Health, 3 May 2024
On April 4, surgeons implanted the heart pump, a device called a left ventricular assist device or LVAD.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
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ventricular assist device
noun
ventricular as·sist device
-ə-ˈsist- 
: a device that is implanted in the chest or upper abdomen to assist the left or right ventricle in pumping blood in a damaged or weakened heart
Researchers found that pumps known as ventricular assist devices, which are implanted without removing the patient's heart, were superior to drug therapy among the sickest patients.—Lawrence K. Altman, The New York Times
Lawrence K. Altman, The New York Timescalled also VAD
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