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

Texas 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, Nadia H. Bakir, MD, Meghan O. Kelly, MD, Joel D. Schilling, MD, PhD, Gregory A. Ewald, MD, Akinobu Itoh, MD, PhD, Marc R. Moon, MD, Spencer J. Melby, MD, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr, MD, Kunal D. Kotkar, MD, Muhammad F. Masood, MD   +10 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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Impact of prolonged microaxial flow pump support on outcomes in heart transplantation: A single-center experienceCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS 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, Mehran Rahimi, MD, Ryan Mikami, BS, Mary Kate Freyaldenhoven, BS, R.J. Waken, PhD, Irene Fischer, MPH, Maxwell Braasch, MD, Maya Weerasooriya, BS, Jackson Haynes, BS, Nguyen Huyen Tran Nguyen, BS, Kunal Kotkar, MD, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, Amit Pawale, MD   +13 more
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Assessment of Coagulation and Hemostasis Biomarkers in a Subset of Patients With Chronic Cardiovascular Disease

Clinical 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, Cheryl L. Maier MD, PhD, Alexander Duncan MD, Jeannette Guarner MD   +3 more
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The cost-effectiveness of left ventricular assist devices in end stage heart failure

, 2008
With a limited supply of donor hearts, individuals with end-stage heart failure have been offered hope through the use of mechanical devices. Left ventricular-assist devices (LVADs) are a technology designed to work in parallel with the heart but have ...
Bryant, Jackie, Colquitt, Jill L., Hutchinson, Julia, Loveman, Emma, Royle, Pam, Clegg, Andrew J., Scott, David A.   +6 more
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Ethical challenges with the left ventricular assist device as a destination therapy

Philosophy, 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, Verheijde Joseph L, Rizzieri Aaron G, McGregor Joan L   +3 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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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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Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Leading to Cardiogenic Shock Requiring VA-ECMO

JACC: 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, Joshua N. Baker, MD, Sharon Cresci, MD, Richard Bach, MD, Shane J. LaRue, MD   +4 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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