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2. Ventricular assist device - Wikipedia

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   The LVAD is the most common device applied to a defective heart (it is sufficient in most cases; the right side of the heart is then often able to make use of the heavily increased blood flow), but when the pulmonary arterial resistance is high, then an (additional) right ventricular assist device (RVAD) might be necessary to resolve the ...

3. Thoratec - Wikipedia

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   The HeartMate II is a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implanted alongside a patient’s native heart with the purpose of pumping for the heart’s left ventricle. It is surgically implanted just below the diaphragm in the abdomen and attached to the aorta, leaving natural circulation in place as it assists in providing ...

4. Destination therapy - Wikipedia

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   Ventricular assist devices require open-heart surgery for implantation. An incision is made through the breastbone to expose the heart. Heparin will be given to keep the patients blood from clotting. The blood is rerouted to a heart-lung machine that will pump and oxygenate blood. A pocket for the LVAD is formed in the abdominal wall.

5. Pump thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   Pump thrombosis (PT) is considered a specific case of a major device malfunction, and is classified as either suspected or confirmed pump thrombus. Typically, the device is an implanted blood pump such as a left ventricular assist device. The malfunction is a blockage in the flow of blood anywhere along a vessel (upstream or downstream) and it ...

6. LVAD - Wikipedia

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   Left ventricular assist device, see Ventricular assist device; Low-Velocity Airdrop, see HALO/HAHO This page was last edited on 28 ...

7. Berlin Heart - Wikipedia

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   Berlin Heart GmbH is a German company that develops, produces and markets ventricular assist devices (VADs). The devices mechanically support the hearts of patients with end-stage heart failure. Berlin Heart's products include the implantable INCOR VAD and the paracorporeal EXCOR VAD. To date, Berlin Heart produces the only device of its kind ...

8. Heart sounds - Wikipedia

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   These are the first heart sound (S 1) and second heart sound (S 2), produced by the closing of the atrioventricular valves and semilunar valves, respectively. In addition to these normal sounds, a variety of other sounds may be present including heart murmurs , adventitious sounds , and gallop rhythms S 3 and S 4 .

9. Phonocardiogram - Wikipedia

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   William Birnbaum with a Phonocardiogram System for use in Project Gemini, 1965. Awareness of the sounds made by the heart dates to ancient times. The idea of developing an instrument to record it may date back to Robert Hooke (1635–1703), who wrote: "There may also be a possibility of discovering the internal motions and actions of bodies - whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, by the sound ...