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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Giant cell myocarditis masquerading as orbital myositis with a rapid, fulminant course necessitating mechanical support and heart transplantation. [PDF]
, 2017 Giant cell myocarditis (GCM), a rapidly progressive inflammation of the myocardium, is associated with fulminant heart failure, refractory ventricular arrhythmias, and conduction system abnormalities.
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Case Reports in Cardiology, 2022 A 44-year-old male with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to an acute left ventricular (LV) inferoposterior wall myocardial infarction (MI) involving the right ventricle (RV) is presented.
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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 ...
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Relationship between device acceptance and patient-reported outcomes in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients [PDF]
, 2019 The number of Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) implanted each year is rising. Nevertheless, there are minimal data on device acceptance after LVAD implant, and on its relationship with patient-reported outcomes. We designed a cross-sectional study
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Circulation, 2001 Cardiac Assist Devices Daniel J. Goldstein, ed. 444 pp. New York, NY: Futura Publishing Co; 2000. $115.00. ISBN 0-87993-449-2. During the past 2 decades, ventricular assist devices (VADs) have evolved from rare, futuristic machines into relatively familiar systems that are increasingly encountered outside the hospital setting.
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Subacute Aortic Rupture Due to Mechanical Chest Compression with Indwelling Impella
The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2022 Mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) devices like Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System (LUCAS) cause more skeletal and visceral injuries than standard CPR.
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