Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Glossary of Terms

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Aorta: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Artificial heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood clots: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiac: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiac rehabilitation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart transplant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Indicate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Internal bleeding: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Left ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Left ventricular assist device: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

LVAD: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Organ: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rehabilitation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Respiratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Respiratory failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stroke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgeon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tired: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Transplant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricles: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricular assist device: See the definition from MedTerms.com