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Heart Failure and the LVAD A left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, is a mechanical pump that is implanted inside a person's chest to help a weakened heart pump blood. Unlike a total artificial heart, the LVAD doesn't replace the heart. It just helps it do its job. This can mean the difference between life and death for a person whose heart needs a rest after open-heart surgery or for people waiting for a heart transplant.
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- Ventricular septal defect (VSD): A hole in the septum (the wall) between the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles). V entricular S eptal D efect is the most common type of heart malformation (congenital heart disease). At least 1 baby in every 500 is born with a VSD. A VSD lets blood from the left ventricle (where it is under relatively high pressure) shunt into the right ventricle which has to do extra work to handle the additional blood, may have trouble keeping up with the load, enlarge, and fail.
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Medical Definition of Pericardial tamponade Cardiac tamponade: A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of fluid (usually blood) inside the pericardial sac around the heart that it interferes with the performance of the heart.If cardiac tamponade is left untreated, the result is dangerously low blood pressure, shock, and death.The excess fluid in the pericardial sac acts to compress and constrict the heart. Cardiac tamponade can be due to excessive pericardial fluid, a wound to the heart, or rupture of the heart.ardiac tamponade: A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of fluid (usually blood) inside the pericardial sac around the heart that it interferes with the performance of the heart.
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- Definition. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle, usually starting in your heart's main pumping chamber (left ventricle). The ventricle stretches and thins (dilates) and can't pump blood as well as a healthy heart can.ilated cardiomyopathy might not cause symptoms, but for some people it can be life-threatening. A common cause of heart failure — the heart's inability to supply the body with enough blood — dilated cardiomyopathy can also contribute to irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias), blood clots or sudden death.
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Human Physiology/The cardiovascular system Ventricular diastole is when the ventricles are relaxing, while atrial diastole is when the atria are relaxing. Together they are known as complete cardiac diastole. During ventricular diastole, the pressure in the (left and right) ventricles drops from the peak that it reaches in systole. When the pressure in the left ventricle drops to below the pressure in the left atrium, the mitral valve opens, and the left ventricle fills with blood that was accumulating in the left atrium.
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- LVAD means Left Ventricular Assist Device. An LVAD is a surgically implanted mechanical device that helps the heart pump blood. In other words, they are heart pumps or heart assist devices.. If both your heart's pumping chambers are failing, 2 heart pumps may be used, one for each ventricle. The last few years have been a bonanza for this kind of technology, so settle in and read all about it.
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Congenital Heart Defects A ventricular septal defect is an opening in the dividing wall (septum) between the two lower chambers of the heart known as the right and left ventricles.VSD is a congenital (present at birth) heart defect. ventricular septal defect allows oxygen-rich (red) blood to pass from the left ventricle, through the opening in the septum, and then mix with oxygen-poor (blue) blood in the right ventricle.
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Beck's Triad - Hypotension, jugular venous distension, distant, muffled heart sound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cardiac tamponade, also known as pericardial tamponade, is an acute type of pericardial effusion in which fluid, pus, blood, clots, or gas accumulates in the pericardium (the sac in which the heart is enclosed), resulting in slow or rapid compression of the heart.
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LVAD Implant Surgery LVAD implantation is an open-heart surgery that takes from 4 to 6 hours to perform. The recovery process following surgery varies from patient to patient. The hospital length of stay can range anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks but may change based on your specific needs.
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Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) The device pulls blood out of the left ventricle and pumps it into the aorta, the main artery leaving the heart that distributes blood to the body. It can be thought of as an artificial replacement for the left ventricle, although it is actually just assisting the heart.
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tamponade cardiac tamponade. A life-threatening condition in which elevated pressures within the pericardium impair the filling of the heart during diastole. Cardiac tamponade may result from injuries to the heart or great vessels, from cardiac rupture, or from other conditions that produce large pericardial effusions. If fluid accumulates rapidly, as little as 150 mL can impair the filling of the heart.
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- Physician's Version Meet Our Physicians. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD), also known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), is a genetic cause for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), a condition in which the heart stops beating.
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- A ventricular septal defect (VSD) — sometimes referred to as a hole in the heart — is a type of congenital heart defect. In a VSD, there is an abnormal opening in the dividing wall between the main pumping chambers of the heart (the ventricles).
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Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) for Heart Failure - Topic Overview A ventricular assist device (VAD),also known as a heart pump,is a mechanical device that helps pump blood from the heart to the rest of your body. See an illustration of a VAD. A VAD can be implanted in the chest or worn outside the body. If it is implanted,surgery is done to place it in the chest area. The pump part of the VAD is placed in a small space in your upper abdomen. Batteries ...
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Ventricular assist device Moreover, VADs are designed to assist either the right ventricle (RVAD) or the left ventricle (LVAD), or to assist both ventricles (BiVAD). The type of ventricular assistance device applied depends upon the type of underlying heart disease, and upon the pulmonary arterial-resistance, which determines the workload of the right ventricle.
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- (also called arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy). ARVD is a rare form of cardiomyopathy in which the heart muscle of the right ventricle (RV) is replaced by fat and/or fibrous tissue.The right ventricle is dilated and contracts poorly. As a result, the ability of the heart to pump blood is usually weakened.RVD is usually diagnosed at a young age (usually less than 40 years) and may cause sudden cardiac death in athletes. Symptoms may include: 1  Ventricular arrhythmias: Irregular heart rhythms originating in the ventricles or lower chambers of the heart-The most common is ventricular tachycardia.
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Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) The devices are portable and can be used for weeks, months, or years while the patient waits for a transplant. Because of the success of these devices, some women with severe heart failure may receive an LVAD device as a permanent treatment if they are not eligible for a heart transplant. Who is eligible to receive a left ventricular assist device?
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Understanding documentation is the key to accurate coding. By Julie-Leah J. Harding, CPC, RMC, PCA, CCP, SCP-ED, CDI. A ventricular assist device (VAD) partially or completely takes over the function of a failing heart. VADs are intended for short-time use for patients who have had cardiac surgery or a recent heart attack or who need a bridge to transplant.
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Primary cardiac lymphoma Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a very rare disorder. Histologically, the majority of cases of PCL are diffuse B-cell lymphoma. PCL occurs more frequently in immunocompromised patients. Symptoms may vary according to the heart site involved.
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Cardiac shunt Cardiac shunt. A cardiac shunt is a pattern of blood flow in the heart that deviates from the normal circuit of the circulatory system. It may be described as right-left, left-right or bidirectional, or as systemic-to-pulmonary or pulmonary-to-systemic.
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LVAD A manually operated resuscitator used to ventilate a nonbreathing patient or assist the ventilation of a patient who is not breathing at an effective rate or tidal volume. The device consists of a bag, an oxygen reservoir system, a one-way flow valve, and a clear face mask.
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Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is a disorder in which normal myocardium is replaced by fibrofatty tissue. This disorder usually involves the right ventricle, but the left ventricle and septum also may be affected.rrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD), which was first described in 1977, is a poorly understood yet potentially lethal cause of cardiac disease. 1, 2 Once thought to be rare, ARVD has been shown to have an incidence of six per 10,000 persons in certain populations.
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The Heart Right Atrium: The upper right chamber of the heart. During the normal cardiac cycle, theright atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body (blood from the head and upperbody arrives through the superior vena cava, while blood from the legs and lower torsoarrives through the inferior vena cava).ight Ventricle: The lower right chamber of the heart. During the normal cardiac cycle, the right ventriclereceives deoxygenated blood as the right atrium contracts. During this process the pulmonary valve is closed,allowing the right ventricle to fill.
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LVAD A device for monitoring intravenous infusions. The device may have an alarm in case the flow is restricted because of an occlusion of the line. In that case, the alarm will sound when a preset pressure limit is sensed. The device can also signal that an infusion is close to completion. The pressure is regulated by the height at which the container is positioned above the level of the heart when the patient is lying flat.
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ventricular septal defect ventricular septal defect (VSD), n an abnormal opening in the septum separating the ventricles of the heart. It is the most common congenital heart defect. Children with small defects are usually without symptoms.