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VENTRICULAR ASSISTANCE DEVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • The Heart
DEF

An implantable mechanical pump that helps pump blood from the lower chambers of [the] heart (the ventricles) to the rest of [the] body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Cœur
CONT

Le dispositif d’assistance ventriculaire (DAV) est une pompe cardiaque artificielle utilisée en cas d’insuffisance cardiaque grave. Ce dispositif remplace la fonction de pompage du cœur jusqu’à ce qu’un greffon soit disponible pour réaliser une transplantation cardiaque [...]

Spanish

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