Microaxial Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Transplantation after LVAD Malfunction [PDF]
, 2015 Evolving technology and improvements in the design of modern, continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices have substantially reduced the rate of device malfunction.
Azarbal, Babak +6 more
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Fungemia Associated with Left Ventricular Assist Device Support [PDF]
, 2009 Objective: Infections remain an important complication of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. While relatively uncommon, fungal infections present a serious concern given a high association with adverse events including death.
Bagdasarian, Natasha G. +3 more
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A Unique Case of Inflow Cannula Obstruction by a Tissue Membrane [PDF]
, 2022 The use of a left ventricular assist device has increased and is a primary surgical treatment for heart failure. However, one major complication of left ventricular assist device support is an obstruction in the blood flow pathway.
George, Bistees +3 more
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Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients The ROADMAP Study 2-Year Results [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES The authors sought to provide the pre-specified primary endpoint of the ROADMAP (Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients) trial at 2 years ...
Boyle, Andrew J. +15 more
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Development of a Novel Echocardiography Ramp Test for Speed Optimization and Diagnosis of Device Thrombosis in Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices The Columbia Ramp Study [PDF]
, 2012 ObjectivesThis study sought to develop a novel approach to optimizing continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) function and diagnosing device malfunctions.BackgroundIn CF-LVAD patients, the dynamic interaction of device speed, left and ...
Colombo, Paolo C. +13 more
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Minimally invasive implantation of continuous flow left ventricular assist devices: the evolution of surgical techniques in a single centre experience [PDF]
, 2018 To evaluate the evolution of our surgical experience with the implantation of a continuous flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD), from the original full sternotomy approach to less invasive surgical strategies including mini-sternotomy and/or mini ...
Bejko, Jonida +8 more
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CardioMEMS™ in LVAD Patients: A Case Series [PDF]
, 2016 Patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) commonly encounter issues with volume status post-implant. Volume overload can result from incomplete compensation of left ventricular failure or from right ventricular failure.
Branam, Sarah +3 more
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Initial experience with off-pump left ventricular assist device implantation in single center: retrospective analysis [PDF]
, 2010 Background We hypothesize that implantation of left ventricular assist device through off-pump technique is feasible and has a comparable result to implantation on cardiopulmonary bypass and could improve one-year survival.
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Synergistic Model of Cardiac Function with a Heart Assist Device [PDF]
, 2019 The breakdown of cardiac self-organization leads to heart diseases and failure, the number one cause of death worldwide. The left ventricular pressure–volume relation plays a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases.
Bestel, Haken, Knudsen, Simaan, Tuzun
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Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) enables survival during 7 h of sustained ventricular fibrillation [PDF]
, 2017 We describe the case of a patient implanted with a DeBakey left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as bridge to transplant who survived 7 h of ventricular fibrillation.
Lachat, Mario L. +3 more
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