Practice Issues for Evaluation and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient [PDF]
, 2020 There is a high prevalence of depression among left ventricular assist device patients, who present with an increased risk of suicidality given access to means via the device either with nonadherence or disconnection.
Chernyak, Yelena +3 more
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Usefulness of regional right ventricular and right atrial strain for prediction of early and late right ventricular failure following a left ventricular assist device implant: A machine learning approach [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Identifying candidates for left ventricular assist device surgery at risk of right ventricular failure remains difficult. The aim was to identify the most accurate predictors of right ventricular failure among clinical, biological, and ...
Agnese V. +14 more
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A retrospective evaluation of fondaparinux for confirmed or suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in left-ventricular-assist device patients [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Thrombotic events are a common complication of left ventricular assist device placement and warrant prophylactic anticoagulation. Heparin is the most common anticoagulant used for prophylaxis of thrombotic events in left ventricular assist ...
Aesha Shah +4 more
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Tunneling a Pulmonary Artery Graft: A Simplified Way to Insert and Remove a Temporary Right Ventricular Assist Device [PDF]
, 2015 Right ventricular failure can occur early or late after left ventricular assist device implantation. Support with a right ventricular assist device is needed in patients whose right ventricular failure does not respond to conservative management. The use
Marasco, Silvana F, Saxena, Pankaj
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Percutaneous closure of an iatrogenic atrial septal defect [PDF]
, 2009 The use of the Tandem Heart™ percutaneous ventricular assist device (Tandem Heart pVAD, Cardiac Assist technologies, Pittsburgh, PA) as a bridge to recovery or to other cardiopulmonary support systems has been rising.
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Heart Failure Anticoagulation Teach-Back Education and Readmissions [PDF]
, 2020 : Heart failure affects millions of Americans each year. Treatment of advanced heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and left ventricular failure is sometimes treated with implantation of a left-ventricular assist device.
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Relationship between device acceptance and patient-reported outcomes in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients [PDF]
, 2019 The number of Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) implanted each year is rising. Nevertheless, there are minimal data on device acceptance after LVAD implant, and on its relationship with patient-reported outcomes. We designed a cross-sectional study
Adamo, Luigi +7 more
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Initial experience with the left ventricular assist device TransCoreTM [PDF]
, 2010 Cardiogenic shock is a condition associated to high mortality rates. For decades, the treatment consisted of vasoactive drugs and intra-aortic balloon pump.
Alves, Claudia Maria Rodrigues +3 more
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Outcome of right ventricular assist device implantation following left ventricular assist device implantation: Systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2022 The main aim was a systematic evaluation of the current evidence on outcomes for patients undergoing right ventricular assist device (RVAD) implantation following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.; This systematic review was registered ...
Appenzeller-Herzog, Christian +6 more
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Hemodynamic effects of partial ventricular support in chronic heart failure: Results of simulation validated with in vivo data [PDF]
ObjectiveCurrent left ventricular assist devices are designed to provide full hemodynamic support for patients with end-stage failing hearts, but their use has been limited by operative risks, low reliability, and device-related morbidity.
Burkhoff, Daniel +7 more
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