A Left Ventricular Assist Device

question 59

Multiple Choice

A left ventricular assist device

• A)is routinely used in people who have had heart attacks.
• B)can substitute for the atria.
• C)can maintain cardiac function until a donor heart becomes available.
• D)is an implantable replacement heart.

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