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Heart Ventricle, Artificial

Heart Ventricle, Artificial Definition & Meaning
Heart Ventricle, Artificial Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Medical Term Heart Ventricle, Artificial?

Small pumps, often implantable, designed for temporarily assisting the heart, usually the left ventricle, to pump blood; they consist of a pumping chamber and a power source, which may be partially or totally external to the body and activated by electromagnetic motors; the devices are used after myocardial infarction or to wean the repaired heart from the heart-lung machine after open-heart surgery.

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