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Artificial heart is kind of a non-specific term. It covers anything from LVAD, LBAD and RVAD together, ECMO or biventrivular vad. So depends on what you’re spec
by throwthere 5y ago
Artificial heart is kind of a non-specific term. It covers anything from LVAD, LBAD and RVAD together, ECMO or biventrivular vad. So depends on what you’re specifically referring to but lvad is the most common of those.
- rootusrootus 5y agoFair enough. I'm in no way experienced in the medical field. I would have told you I thought an artificial heart was a complete heart replacement, just like a full transplant but with a mechanical device instead. TIL.