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The term "artificial hearts" has often inaccurately been used to describe ventricular assist devices (VADs), which are pumps that assist the heart but do not replace it. An artificial heart is also distinct from a cardiopulmonary bypass machine (CPB), which is an external device used to provide the functions of both the heart and lungs. CPBs are only used for a few hours at a time, most commonly during heart surgery. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  straitstimes.com Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:15:51 GMT+00:00 Straits Times This artificial ' heart ', which has been used on only six other patients in Singapore, helps to pump blood around the body and buys time for patients while ...  rocnow.com Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:10:26 GMT+00:00 RocNow It is an artificial heart , one that steps in for his damaged left ventricle, pumping the blood from it to what's functioning in the rest of his heart, ...  coolum-news.com.au Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:29:45 GMT+00:00 desires Coolum & North Shore News An artificial volcano in the distance threatens to erupt with fumes, smoke and fire every few minutes. To my right is a 430-metre pedestrian suspension ... From Google News Search: "Artificial heart" |
