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An artificial heart valve is needed if your natural valve is leaking beyond a point that is causing the chambers (ventricles) to enlarge thus reducing blood flow through the lungs and creating increased pulmonary pressure. With a new valve the back pressure is eliminated and the heart becomes a much more effective pump.
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What are the different types of artificial heart valve that can be used?
metal caley valve or plastic gimin valve
What structures should an artificial heart have?
It needs to have the same structures as the physical heart: valves, chambers, activation potentials, etc, and be able to pump blood.
What does it mean when blood flows backwards in heart?
It could mean that you have Pulmonary Arterial Hypetension.
What does a heart valve do for the heart?
There are two kinds of artificial hearts, an implantable temporary and totally implanted permanent artificial hearts. The function of the artificial heart is to pump blood around the body the same way a normal heart does. IMPLANTABLE TEMPORARY-This is only used in patients for a short time during an operation until a real heart is transplanted into the patient. TOTALLY IMPLANTED PERMANENT- This is used in patients for the remainder of their lives due to faulty heart conditions beyond a transplant.
What prevents blood from flowing back into the heart?
The valve
Who was the creator of the electrical artificial heart?
Dr. Robert Jarvik, invented the artificial heart.
Can CPR be done if a person has a mechanical heart valve?
Yes you can perform CPR on a person with an artificial heart valve. There is no difference on the CPR procedure with an artificial valve.
What did Victor Chang discover?
he discovered a artificial heart valve
What are the different types of artificial heart valve that can be used?
metal caley valve or plastic gimin valve
What did victor Chang achieve?
Victor Chang designed the artificial heart valve.
What does artificial pacemaker do?
An Artificial Pacemaker basically regulates the rate of the heart beat depending on the needs of the body.
How do you catch endocarditis?
You cannot catch Endocarditis. It is commonly found in people who have damaged , diseased or artificial heart valve.
How does an Artificial heart valve work?
I can't answer this, that's why I asked this site, but obviously this site is stupid,so shove that in your pipe!
What type of medical prodedure uses a plastic valve?
Plastic valves are often used in surgical procedures involving the heart. Heart valve surgery is used to replace or repair diseased heart valves. Artificial valves last around 8-20 years.
Can staphylococcus epidermidis cause prosthetic valve endocarditis?
S. epidermidis also accounts for two of every five cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis. Prosthetic valve endocarditis is an infection that develops as a complication of the implantation of an artificial valve in the heart.
What structures should an artificial heart have?
It needs to have the same structures as the physical heart: valves, chambers, activation potentials, etc, and be able to pump blood.
What does it mean when blood flows backwards in heart?
It could mean that you have Pulmonary Arterial Hypetension.
