ventricular assist device
nounDefinition of ventricular assist device
: 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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Hospital staff told the Hogans that Morgan would pick up where Frazier left off with his plans for a ventricular assist device, Georgeann Hogan said. — Mike Hixenbaugh/houston Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, "As wait for new heart got longer, patient grew sicker," 15 May 2018 One suffered permanent renal damage and a weakened heart requiring a left ventricular assist device, his suit states. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, "More lawsuits filed against South Florida drug maker accused of selling contaminated medicines," 29 June 2018 In 2015 doctors at the University of North Carolina Medical Center performed open heart surgery and implanted a left ventricular assist device. — Cassie Cope And Lauren Horsch, charlotteobserver, "Charlotte Rep. Carney announces breast cancer diagnosis. 'It is not a death sentence.'," 13 June 2018 There have been conflicting reports of the longest ECMO run overall in pediatrics, but at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, a pediatric burn patient spent 551 days in between ECMO and using a ventricular assist device, possibly setting a record. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "Teen walks while on life support: 'It was one step closer to getting home'," 21 Mar. 2018 The device, called an LVAD or left ventricular assist device, is often recommended to patients who have reached a stage of advanced heart failure where their hearts can no longer pump enough blood to meet their body's demand. — Maria Clark, NOLA.com, "'I am doing my life backwards,' says Baton Rouge woman diagnosed with heart failure at 22," 7 Feb. 2018 The recipient of this milestone heart was Tyler Wertz, a 23-year-old who was on a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for the past 5 years. — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, "Houston Methodist Hospital reaches heart transplant milestone," 30 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ventricular assist device.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ventricular assist device
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Medical Definition of ventricular assist device
: 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, 20 Nov. 2001
— called also VAD