- LVAD
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (Medical » Physiology)
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LVAD — is a four letter acronym for:* Left ventricle assist device, see Ventricular assist device * Low Velocity Airdrop, see HALO/HAHO … Wikipedia
Lvad — Ein Kunstherz (künstliches Herz oder Herzimplantat) wird in den Körper von Patienten mit unheilbaren Herzerkrankungen (Herzinsuffizienz) eingesetzt. Zurzeit wird dies vor allem dann erwogen, wenn ein geeignetes Herztransplantat (Spenderherz)… … Deutsch Wikipedia
LVAD — left ventricular assist device * * * left ventricular assist device … Medical dictionary
LVAD — • left ventricular assist device … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
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