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heart prosthesis
Used for:
mechanical heart
Broader Terms:
cardiovascular prosthesis
Narrower Terms:
auxiliary heart prosthesis
Narrower Terms:
electronic pacemaker
Narrower Terms:
implantable defibrillator
Narrower Terms:
prosthetic heart valve
Scope Note:
pumping mechanism that duplicates the output, rate, and blood pressure of the natural heart; may replace the function of the entire heart or a portion of it, and may be an intracorporeal, extracorporeal, or paracorporeal heart.
Term Number:
1396-5088
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