LVAD

British

abbreviation

left ventricular assist device; an implanted device that boosts the output of the heart on a short-term basis; for example in people awaiting heart transplants

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But while on dialysis, she didn’t qualify for a heart pump, called a left ventricular assist device or LVAD, either.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

More than 6,500 people are members of online community, My LVAD.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2017

But it was this past summer when their father’s heart condition was found to be worsening and he needed to get the LVAD.

From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2017

I called one of my surgical colleagues to put in an LVAD.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2014

That was what happened to Cheney, who was indeed at death’s door, his heart and kidneys failing, in July 2010, when he was rushed into surgery to receive an LVAD.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2013

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