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First Case Report of Electromagnetic Interference Between Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

JACC: Case Reports, 2023
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) between implantable left ventricular assist devices and cardiac implantable electronic devices has been observed. We demonstrated the first case of EMI between a percutaneous ventricular assist device and an implantable
Kosuke Takahari, MD, Takafumi Oka, MD, PhD, Takayuki Sekihara, MD, Kentaro Ozu, MD, Yasuhiro Akazawa, MD, PhD, Daisuke Nakamura, MD, Isamu Mizote, MD, PhD, Tomohito Ohtani, MD, PhD, Shungo Hikoso, MD, PhD, Yasushi Sakata, MD, PhD   +9 more
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Effect of Vascular Lumen Reduction on the Performance and Energy Consumption of an Innovative Implantable LVAD

Applied Sciences, 2023
This paper presents the results of a study on the effect of vascular lumen reduction on the performance of an innovative implantable LVAD (left ventricular assist device).
Ryszard Jasinski, Krzysztof Tesch, Leszek Dabrowski, Jan Rogowski   +3 more
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Implantable cardiac devices in geriatric patients: a primer for primary and geriatric physicians [PDF]

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
In the next 20 years, the percentage of people older than 65 years of age in the United States is expected to double. Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality in developed nations, including the United States.
Farah Wani, Rawan Amir, Michael Aljadah, Michael Albosta, Jean Claude Guidi, Jagmeet Singh, Khalil Kanjwal, Asim Kichloo   +7 more
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Innovative Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device—Performance under Various Resistances and Operating Frequency Conditions

Applied Sciences, 2023
This paper presents the operation of an innovative left ventricular assist device under various resistances and operating frequencies. The operating principle of the device is based on pulsatile blood flow, which is forced by a suction–discharge device ...
Ryszard Jasinski, Krzysztof Tesch, Leszek Dabrowski, Jan Rogowski   +3 more
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Experimental measurement and numerical modelling of dye washout for investigation of blood residence time in ventricular assist devices [PDF]

, 2018
Ventricular assist devices have become the standard therapy for end-stage heart failure. However, their use is still associated with severe adverse events related to the damage done to the blood by fluid dynamic stresses.
Fraser, Katharine, Low, Kenny, Masri, Zubair, Molteni, Alessandra, Sienz, Johann, Yousef, Haitham   +5 more
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Factors influencing transfusion-associated HLA sensitization in patients bridged to heart transplantation using ventricular assist device. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundBridging heart failure patients with mechanical ventricular assist devices (VAD) enables access to transplantation. However, VAD is associated with increased risk for anti-HLA antibodies associated with rejection of subsequent allografts ...
Adler, Eric, Elkind, Jae, Morris, Gerald P, Ostberg-Braun, Oscar, Silva Enciso, Jorge, Sobczyk, Juliana   +5 more
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Chest radiographs of cardiac devices (Part 2): Ventricular assist devices

South African Journal of Radiology, 2019
Heart failure is considered a worldwide pandemic affecting 26 million people globally. Patients who are unfit or waiting for cardiac transplantation may benefit from alternate mechanical support therapies using ventricular assist devices.
Rishi P. Mathew, Timothy Alexander, Vimal Patel, Gavin Low   +3 more
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Pressure-Volume Loop Analysis in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention-Induced Shock

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
High-risk percutaneous coronary intervention may lead to undesirable clinical scenarios such as cardiogenic shock. We describe the hemodynamic changes using pressure-volume loop analyses in percutaneous coronary intervention-induced shock.
Admir Dedic, MD, PhD, Marcelo B. Bastos, MD, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, MD, PhD   +2 more
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Experimental Investigation of the Performance of an Innovative Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device—Proof of Concept

Applied Sciences, 2023
This paper presents the results of experimental performance of an innovative left ventricular assist device working on a specially designed test stand. The introduced invention is mainly applied for supporting the heart in patients with end-stage heart ...
Krzysztof Tesch, Ryszard Jasinski, Leszek Dabrowski, Jan Rogowski   +3 more
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Carcinoid Crisis–Induced Acute Systolic Heart Failure

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
Carcinoid crisis is a life-threatening manifestation of carcinoid syndrome characterized by profound autonomic instability in the setting of catecholamine release from stress, tumor manipulation, or anesthesia.
Manoj V. Maddali, MD, Catherine Chiu, MD, Emily R. Cedarbaum, MD, Vidhushei Yogeswaran, MD, Mohamed Seedahmed, MD, Wendy Smith, MD, Emily Bergsland, MD, Nicholas Fidelman, MD, Jamie L.W. Kennedy, MD   +8 more
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