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Preferred term

Heart-Assist Devices  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Heart Assist Device
  • Pumps, Heart-Assist
  • Vascular-Assist Device
  • Vascular-Assist Devices

In other languages

  • French

  • Appareils d'assistance cardiocirculatoire
  • Dispositifs d'assistance cardiocirculatoire
  • Pompes d'assistance cardiocirculatoire
  • Pompes d'assistance circulatoire

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GQ0Q7P6V-K

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