Sedation-hold
Turning down or turning off a patient’s sedation and observing for signs of wakefulness. May lead to extubation if appropriate.
Treatment
Ross Operation
An operation to replace the aortic valve by using the healthy pulmonary valve. The pulmonary valve is itself replaced with a homograft valve.
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