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Risk Factors for Development of Stroke in Patients With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support as Destination Therapy [PDF]

open access: yesTexas Heart Institute Journal
Background: Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly used as destination therapy. Although postimplantation stroke rates have been described in the context of bridge-to-transplant or mixed cohorts, stroke development is ...
Ioana B. Florea, MD, MPHS   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Vascular Lumen Reduction on the Performance and Energy Consumption of an Innovative Implantable LVAD

open access: yesApplied 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Innovative Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device—Performance under Various Resistances and Operating Frequency Conditions

open access: yesApplied 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of prolonged microaxial flow pump support on outcomes in heart transplantation: A single-center experienceCentral MessagePerspective

open access: yesJTCVS Open
Objective: To evaluate whether patients receiving prolonged Impella 5.5 support (greater than 30 days) as a bridge to heart transplantation experience comparable outcomes with those receiving shorter-term support (up to 30 days).
Muhammad F. Masood, MD   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Coagulation and Hemostasis Biomarkers in a Subset of Patients With Chronic Cardiovascular Disease

open access: yesClinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 2021
Measurement of a single marker of coagulation may not provide a complete picture of hemostasis activation and fibrinolysis in patients with chronic cardiovascular diseases. We assessed retrospective orders of a panel which included prothrombin fragment 1.
Maureen J. Miller MD, MPH   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental Investigation of the Performance of an Innovative Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device—Proof of Concept

open access: yesApplied 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioartificial Hearts, Assist Devices, and Myocardium: New Developments

open access: yesTransplantation
The rising prevalence of heart failure, global donor heart shortages, and limitations of current assist devices have driven innovation in bioartificial hearts (BAHs) and cardiac constructs. This systematic review aims to give an overview of new developments in BAHs, engineered myocardium, and biohybrid ventricular assist devices research, evaluating ...
Castellanos Vaquero, Patricia   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Ethical challenges with the left ventricular assist device as a destination therapy

open access: yesPhilosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 2008
The left ventricular assist device was originally designed to be surgically implanted as a bridge to transplantation for patients with chronic end-stage heart failure.
Rady Mohamed Y   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Leading to Cardiogenic Shock Requiring VA-ECMO

open access: yesJACC: Case Reports, 2020
Providing hemodynamic support for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and cardiogenic shock can be challenging because inotropic medications worsen intraventricular obstruction, and the effect of appropriate mechanical support remains undefined. We
Mustafa Husaini, MD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of Echocardiography in the Management of Patients with Advanced (Stage D) Heart Failure Related to Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy

open access: yesReviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Echocardiography (ECHO) is indispensable for evaluation of patients with terminal chronic heart failure (HF) who require transplantation or mechanical circulatory support by a left- or biventricular assist device (LVAD or BiVAD, respectively).
Michael Dandel
doaj   +1 more source

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