Rheumatic heart disease
A disease of the heart (mainly affecting the heart valves) caused by rheumatic fever.
Cardiac
Right Bundle Branch Block [RBBB]
This is a blockage of electrical impulses to the heart’s right ventricle, the lower-right part of the heart
Right Ventricular Assist Device [RVAD]
A mechanical device that can be placed outside the body or implanted inside the body. An RVAD does not replace the heart—it “assists” or “helps” it pump oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle to the lungs