"Heart, Artificial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D006354
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.300 E07.858.082.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Heart, Artificial- Heart, Artificial
- Artificial Heart
- Artificial Hearts
- Hearts, Artificial
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