Heart Transplant or Artificial Pump-
Now a days heart transplant is very popular but there are many patients with whom transplant is not possible. Doctors can adopt Artificial Pump for those patients, this is also called LVD. Artificial pump can work for 10 or more years but depends on the different conditions.
Read more about Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) -
The artificial pump or LVAD or VAD, is a mechanical heart which is placed inside a human chest, where it helps the heart pump oxygen-rich blood throughout the body.
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Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) |
Dr K R Balakrishnan, Director, Cardiac science fortis,
Chief Cardiothoracic & Transplant Surgeon Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai
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