Total Artificial Heart - How Does It Work?
The TAH replaces the lower chambers of the heart, called ventricles. Tubes connect the TAH to a power source that is outside the body. The TAH then pumps blood through the heart’s major artery to the lungs and the rest of the body.
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- SourceUrl: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/subscribe/80195
- Syndication ID: 17866
- Language: English
- Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Date Syndication Captured: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 03:33 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 01:35 AM
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heart transplant
heart surgery
total artificial heart
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