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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for VAD
  1. Ventricular assist device 
    Ventricular assist devices (VADs) help your heart pump blood from one of the main pumping chambers to the rest of your body or ... your belly. If you are having an implanted VAD placed, you will need general anesthesia. This will ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007268.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Vascular dementia 
    Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects one or more brain functions such as memory, thinking, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000746.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Heart failure - surgeries and devices 
    ... medicine or a special pacemaker. Ventricular assist devices (VAD) help your heart pump blood from the pumping ... a heart transplant. Some people who get a VAD are very ill and may already be on ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000363.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Heart transplant 
    ... Most often, this is a ventricular assist device (VAD).
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003003.htm - Medical Encyclopedia