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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On April 4, surgeons implanted the heart pump, a device called a left ventricular assist device or LVAD.
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The transplant surgery took place on April 12, eight days after the heart pump, called a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, was implanted on April 4.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
The first, on April 4, involved the surgical insertion of a device called a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), which helps pump blood from the lower left heart chamber to the rest of the body.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
In the first, surgeons implanted the heart pump, a device called a left ventricular assist device, to replace the function of her failing heart.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
As Jamie Mahaffey awaits a life-saving donation, a GoFundMe page has been established to help with the costs with his left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as well as his ongoing wait for a heart transplant.
—The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
Known as a left ventricular assist device, the HeartMate 3 helps the main pumping chamber of the heart pump blood to the rest of the body.
—Daniel Chang, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2023
Just for subscribers: A man's heart one of few to improve with left ventricular assist device.
—USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
The data showed that a heart transplantation or a ventricular assist device was performed in 11% of the Black patients compared with 22% of the White patients, although death rates were similar in both: 18% in Black patients and 13% in White patients.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 19 Oct. 2022
Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The transplant surgery took place on April 12, eight days after the heart pump, called a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, was implanted on April 4.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
The first, on April 4, involved the surgical insertion of a device called a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), which helps pump blood from the lower left heart chamber to the rest of the body.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
In the first, surgeons implanted the heart pump, a device called a left ventricular assist device, to replace the function of her failing heart.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
As Jamie Mahaffey awaits a life-saving donation, a GoFundMe page has been established to help with the costs with his left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as well as his ongoing wait for a heart transplant.
—The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
Known as a left ventricular assist device, the HeartMate 3 helps the main pumping chamber of the heart pump blood to the rest of the body.
—Daniel Chang, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2023
Just for subscribers: A man's heart one of few to improve with left ventricular assist device.
—USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
The data showed that a heart transplantation or a ventricular assist device was performed in 11% of the Black patients compared with 22% of the White patients, although death rates were similar in both: 18% in Black patients and 13% in White patients.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 19 Oct. 2022
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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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