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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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Review of recent results using computational fluid dynamics simulations in patients receiving mechanical assist devices for end-stage heart failure [PDF]

, 2014
Many end-stage heart failure patients are not eligible to undergo heart transplantation due to organ shortage, and even those under consideration for transplantation might suffer long waiting periods.
Karck, Matthias, von Tengg-Kobligk, Hendrik, Partovi, Sasan, Loebe, Matthias, Karmonik, Christof, Farag, Mina Berty, Ruhparwar, Arjang, Rengier, Fabian, Partovi S, Farag MB, von Tengg-Kobligk H, Ruhparwar A, Loebe M, Rengier F, Karmonik C, Karck M   +15 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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Thermoplastic Elastomers: Materials for Heart Assist Devices [PDF]

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 have to be met by the construction materials: high purity, desired physical, chemical and ...
Agnieszka, Piegat, Mirosława El, Fray
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Echocardiography in Cardiac Assist Devices

, 2022
In patients with medically refractory heart failure or cardiogenic shock, both temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support devices can be used to support cardiac circulation.
Senthil Anand, Timothy Barry, Lisa LeMond, Reza Arsanjani   +3 more
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Multilayer Impedance Pump: A Bio-Inspired Valveless Pump with Medical Applications [PDF]

, 2007
This thesis introduces the concept of multilayer impedance pump, a novel pumping mechanism inspired from the embryonic heart structure. The multilayer impedance pump is a composite two-layer fluid-filled elastic tube featuring a thick, gelatin-like ...
Loumes, Laurence
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Biventricular mechanical support devices – clinical perspectives

, 2020
Cardiac transplantation remains the optimal treatment for end stage heart failure in selected patients. However, the shortage of donor hearts, rigorous eligibility criteria and long waiting lists have increased the demand for alternative treatment ...
Allida, S, Hayward, SC, Newton, PJ, Jansz, P, Shehab, S   +4 more
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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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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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