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ventricular assist device
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ventricular assist device: see under heart, artificial ventricular assist device (VAD), or "artificial ventricle," is an internally implanted pump designed to aid a person with a failing left ventricle; unlike an artificial heart, it does not require removal of the patient's heart.
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A recent ECG Puzzler article ("Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia in the Elderly," September 2006: 519-520) contained several discrepencies with the current literature.
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In many of these patients ventricular arrhythmias and SCD may be the only manifestation of heart disease.
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