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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By 2014, he had been fitted with an LVAD, a mechanical device that pumps blood around the body when the heart is too weak to do so.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The HeartMate 3 has “the best outcomes of any other LVAD, ever,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024

The heart pump, a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, had been developed in the 1980s.

From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2017

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

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2014

Felice, without use of an LVAD, had to spend a month in the hospital after his transplant.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2013

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