Assertion: partial artificial heart | /r/CapableOf | take over pumping blood
Facets:
value: for the left ventricle
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: as bridges to transplant
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Early on [in 1969, 1978, and 1981], we implanted two total artificial hearts and an LVAD [LVADs are left ventricular assist devices—partial artificial hearts that take over pumping blood for the left ventricle] as bridges to transplant.