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Anesthetic Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange in a Patient with Intracranial Hemorrhage

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, Sınan Sabıt Kocabeyoğlu, Ülkü Sabuncu, Ümit Kervan, Mustafa Paç, Ayşegül Özgök   +5 more
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Non-Surgical Resolution of Inflow Cannula Obstruction of a Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Case Report

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, Kiick Sung, Wook Sung Kim, Dong Seop Jeong, Sung Ho Shinn, Yang Hyun Cho   +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, Marcelo Luiz Peixoto Sobral   +1 more
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Clinical implications of pleural effusion following left ventricular assist device implantation [PDF]

Acute and Critical Care
Background Studies on the association between pleural effusion (PE) and left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are limited. This study aimed to examine the characteristics and the clinical impact of PE following LVAD implantation.
So-Min Lim, Ah-Ram Kim, Junho Hyun, Sang-Eun Lee, Pil-Je Kang, Sung-Ho Jung, Min-Seok Kim   +6 more
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Early Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: Are the Viruses to Blame?

Case Reports in Medicine, 2012
This paper describes a case of early (7 months after transplant) cardiac allograft vasculopathy. This-43-year-old (CMV positive, EBV negative) female patient underwent an orthotopic heart transplant with a (CMV negative, EBV positive) donor heart.
Ashim Aggarwal, Joseph Pyle, John Hamilton, Geetha Bhat   +3 more
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Trasplante cardíaco en pacientes portadores de asistencia ventricular izquierda de larga duración: «trucos y consejos»

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, Daniel Ortiz-Berbel, Albert Miralles-Cassina   +2 more
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Biventricular assist devices and total artificial heart: Strategies and outcomes

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
In contrast to the advanced development of the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy for advanced heart failure, the mechanical circulatory support (MCS) with biventricular assist device (BVAD) and total artificial heart (TAH) options remain ...
Taiyo Kuroda, Chihiro Miyagi, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Jamshid H. Karimov, Jamshid H. Karimov   +5 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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Considerations of valvular heart disease in children with ventricular assist devices

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Ventricular assist devices have become a valuable tool in the treatment of heart failure in children. The use of ventricular assist devices has decreased mortality in children with end-stage heart failure awaiting transplant.
Ming-Sing Si, Vikram Sood, Reshma Biniwale, David Peng, David Peng   +4 more
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Inpatient Specialist Palliative Care in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD): A Retrospective Case Series

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
BackgroundRepeat hospitalizations, complications, and psychosocial burdens are common in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). Specialist palliative care (sPC) involvement supports patients during decision-making until end-of-life. In the
Theresa Tenge, Theresa Tenge, David Santer, Daniel Schlieper, Manuela Schallenburger, Jacqueline Schwartz, Stefan Meier, Payam Akhyari, Otmar Pfister, Silke Walter, Silke Walter, Sandra Eckstein, Friedrich Eckstein, Martin Siegemund, Martin Siegemund, Jan Gaertner, Jan Gaertner, Martin Neukirchen, Martin Neukirchen   +18 more
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