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Instance: Ventricular_assist_device

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Cui C0179926
Definition Circulatory assist units designed to assist one of the ventricles (most frequently, the left ventricle) of a damaged or weakened heart in pumping blood. These units typically consist of a mechanism that includes a pump, cannulae to draw venous blood to the pump and deliver it back to the aorta or pulmonary artery (according to left or right ventricle assistance, respectively), valves, and a unit that controls pump operation. Ventricular assist units are used to improve blood circulation in patients with a debilitated heart; the main components of these devices work external to the body, but some components, such as cannulae and/or balloons, are inserted in the circulatory system. Ventricular assist units are intended for temporary use either while the heart is healing or as a bridge to a heart transplant.
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IndicatedDiagnosisClassificationGroupOrTestResult Bridging_to_transplantation, Hemodynamic_support, Acute_severe_myocarditis
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UMLSSynonyms VADs
UsedAfterTreatment  
UsedBeforeTreatment Heart_transplantation
UsedTogetherWithMedication  
UsedTogetherWithTreatment  
UsedWithOtherTest Cardiovascular_monitoring

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