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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in obese patients with ventricular assist devices: a data note
BMC Research Notes, 2020 Objectives Patients with end-stage heart failure (ESHF) treated with ventricular assist devices (VADs) tend to gain weight after implantation, which is associated with higher complication rates and is a contraindication for heart transplantation (HT ...
Adrian daSilva-deAbreu +10 more
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Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Primer For the General Cardiologist
Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022 Durable implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been shown to improve survival and quality of life for patients with stage D heart failure.
S. Chaudhry +11 more
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Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2022 Resumen: La realización del trasplante cardíaco en pacientes portadores de dispositivos de asistencia ventricular izquierda (DAVI) de larga duración presenta un desafío tanto a nivel quirúrgico como de manejo médico.
Karina Osorio-Higa +2 more
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Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2020 The gold standard treatment for end-stage heart failure is heart transplantation; however, the rate of transplantation remains inadequate because of the paucity of organ donation.
Nevri̇ye Salman +5 more
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Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices: Which Is the Best Device as Bridge to Heart Transplantation? [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022 Introduction: Heart transplantation is the recommended treatment method for patients with advanced heart failure that is refractory to clinical treatment.
Adriana Natucci Hette +1 more
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Reverse Remodeling With Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
Circulation Research, 2021 This review provides a comprehensive overview of the past 25+ years of research into the development of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to improve clinical outcomes in patients with severe end-stage heart failure and basic insights gained into the ...
D. Burkhoff +3 more
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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.
Aksoy, Olcay +5 more
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Thermoplastic Elastomers: Materials for Heart Assist Devices.
Polymers in Medicine, 2016 Heart assisting devices have become a standard element in clinical practice and provide support for the traditional methods of treating heart disease. Regardless of the construction of VAD (ventricular assist devices), there are crucial requirements that
A. Piegat, M. E. Fray
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Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021 A 55-year-old woman who had received an implantable left ventricular assist device 3 months earlier presented with dyspnea and a low-flow alarm of the device.
Yoonseo Lee +5 more
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A monitoring device for pressurised-air-driven diaphragm-based artificial heart assist devices [PDF]
, 1992 A non-invasive device has been developed to monitor the diaphragm position and the blood flow in artificial heart assist devices equipped with a pressurised-air-driven diaphragm.
de Mul, F.F.M. +7 more
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