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Early Expression of Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients With Multiple Organ Failure Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes
To assess whether the combined evaluation of total Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (t-SOFA) score and pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine profiles early after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant discriminates patients at high risk for ...
Campolo, Jonica   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

3D printing is a transformative technology in congenital heart disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Survival in congenital heart disease has steadily improved since 1938, when Dr. Robert Gross successfully ligated for the first time a patent ductus arteriosus in a 7-year-old child.
Anwar   +117 more
core   +3 more sources

Trends and Outcomes of Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: JACC Focus Seminar.

open access: yesJournal of the American College of Cardiology, 2022
Anubodh S. Varshney   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pulmonary Arterial Elastance and INTERMACS-Defined Right Heart Failure Following Left Ventricular Assist Device.

open access: yesCirculation: Heart Failure, 2019
BACKGROUND Acute right heart failure (RHF) after left ventricular assist device implantation remains a major source of morbidity and mortality, yet the definition of RHF and the preimplant variables that predict RHF remain controversial.
R. Muslem   +18 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Improvement of Hemocompatibility in Passive Cardiovascular Implant Devices

open access: yesAdvanced Therapeutics, EarlyView.
With the ever‐increasing reliance on cardiovascular devices and implants, minimizing their impact on blood is vital for their continued success. This review investigates the common methods of tackling this challenge through careful selections of material and surface modifications.
Shiyen L. Perera   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergent decommissioning of HeartMate 3 for life-threatening hemorrhage

open access: yesJournal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Left ventricular assist devices are known for the treatment of heart failure. We present a patient who underwent emergent decommissioning of his left ventricular assist device after experiencing life-threatening hemorrhage.
Reginald E. Du, MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preservation of myocardial function by mechanical circulatory support during prolonged ischaemia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The effect of mechanical circulatory support on left ventricular (LV) function was evaluated during prolonged myocardial ischaemia. Regional wall thickening of a normal and an ischaemic LV region were determined in eight calves (mean body weight 76 kg ...
HESS, O. M.   +5 more
core  

The impact of peripheral arterial disease on patients with mechanical circulatory support. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are indicated as bridging or destination therapy for patients with advanced (Stage D) heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Due to the clustering of the mutual risk factors, HFrEF patients
Ajmal, Rasikh   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Modification of self‐concept in patients with a left‐ventricular assist device: an initial exploration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/99069/1/jocn4332 ...
Casida   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Cardiac implantable electronic devices with a defibrillator component and all‐cause mortality in left ventricular assist device carriers: results from the PCHF‐VAD registry

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Heart Failure, 2019
To compare characteristics of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients receiving a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) with a defibrillator component (implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy with ...
M. Čikeš   +30 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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