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left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 left ventricular assist device (LVAD), a mechanical pump that is used to aid artificially the natural pumping action of the left ventricle of the heart. The ideas, procedures and suggestions contained in this encyclopedia are not intended as a substitute ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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