failure — The state of insufficiency or nonperformance. backward heart f. a concept (formerly considered mutually exclusive with forward heart f.) that maintains that the phenomena of congestive heart f. result from passive engorgement of the veins caused… … Medical dictionary
Pump It Up — Infobox VG title = Pump It Up developer = Andamiro/F2/Freevolt/Nexcade publisher = Andamiro designer = release = August/October 1999 genre = Music modes = Single player using five or ten panels or two players using five panels each cabinet =… … Wikipedia
Failure, heart — Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure of the heart to pump blood with normal efficiency. When this occurs, the heart is unable to provide adequate blood flow to other organs such as the brain, liver… … Medical dictionary
hand pump — A device in a hydraulic system used to manually build up hydraulic pressure as a backup in case of hydraulic pump failure. In some earlier aircraft, the hand pump was also used to transfer fuel from one tank to another in case of electrical or… … Aviation dictionary
Heart failure — Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure of the heart to pump blood with normal efficiency. When this occurs, the heart is unable to provide adequate blood flow to other organs such as the brain, liver… … Medical dictionary
Infusion pump — A type of infusion pump, manufactured by Fresenius. An infusion pump infuses fluids, medication or nutrients into a patient s circulatory system. It is generally used intravenously, although subcutaneous, arterial and epidural infusions are… … Wikipedia
heart failure — 1. a condition in which the heart fatally ceases to function. 2. Also called congestive heart failure. a condition in which the heart fails to pump adequate amounts of blood to the tissues, resulting in accumulation of blood returning to the… … Universalium
Heart failure — Classification and external resources The major signs and symptoms of heart failure. ICD 10 I5 … Wikipedia
Fuel pump — should not be confused with fuel dispenser, a device that dispenses fuel into an automobile. A high pressure fuel pump on a Yanmar 2GM20 marine diesel engine. A fuel pump is a frequently (but not always) essential component on a car or other… … Wikipedia
Oil pump (internal combustion engine) — This article is about a part in an internal combustion engine. For other uses, see Oil pump. Oil circulation system … Wikipedia
Intra-aortic balloon pump — The Intra aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical device that is used to decrease myocardial oxygen demand while at the same time increasing cardiac output. By increasing cardiac output it also increases coronary blood flow and therefore… … Wikipedia
