Heart, Artificial
| Medical Definition: |
A pumping mechanism that duplicates the output, rate, and blood pressure of the natural heart. It may replace the function of the entire heart or a portion of it, and may be an intracorporeal, extracorporeal, or paracorporeal heart. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
| Guide Notes: |
pump replacing whole or part of heart: do not confuse with HEART-LUNG MACHINE (external to heart); /psychol permitted |
| Previously Indexed: |
Artificial Organs (1966),Heart-Lung Machine (1966) |
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