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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. Artificial heart - Wikipedia

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   The device has since been successfully implanted in several children including a 4-year-old Honduran girl at Children's Hospital Boston. [97] Several continuous-flow ventricular assist devices have been approved for use in the European Union, and, as of August 2007, were undergoing clinical trials for FDA approval.

4. Intra-aortic balloon pump - Wikipedia

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   The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical device that increases myocardial oxygen perfusion and indirectly increases cardiac output through afterload reduction. It consists of a cylindrical polyurethane balloon that sits in the aorta, approximately 2 centimeters (0.79 in) from the left subclavian artery. [1]

5. 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.

6. Thoratec - Wikipedia

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   It is a global leader in mechanical circulatory support devices, particularly in ventricular assist devices (VADs). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] For chronic circulatory support for late-stage heart-failure patients, Thoratec's primary product lines are its ventricular assist devices: the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (HeartMate 3), and the Thoratec ...

7. This Father of 3 Thought His Cough Was a Lingering Flu ... - AOL

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   They can receive a heart pump, known as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to help the heart pump blood or a heart transplant. “Before we designate a patient with that diagnosis, we need to ...