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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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Stent implantation in a left ventricular assist device

REC: Interventional Cardiology (English Ed.), 2020
Sixty-eight-year-old male patient carrier of one HeartWare left ventricular assist device as destination therapy due to ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Raquel Álvarez Ramos, Luis María Andrés Lalaguna, José Luis Díez Gil   +2 more
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Impact of preoperative versus postoperative dialysis on left ventricular assist device outcomes: An analysis from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support databaseCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2022
Objective: Chronic kidney disease and renal failure are common in patients being considered for left ventricular assist device support. We sought to evaluate the outcomes of patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation with ...
J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc, Ryan Cantor, PhD, Susan Myers, MS, Nicholas R. Teman, MD, John A. Kern, MD, Gorav Ailawadi, MD, Francis Pagani, MD, James Kirklin, MD, Kenan Yount, MD, MBA, Leora Yarboro, MD   +9 more
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Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in a Patient with Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2022
Background Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation after contained LV rupture (pseudoaneurysm) represents a difficult surgical problem. Case Description We describe the surgical approach for such a patient.
Dejan Radakovic, Kiril Penov, Gülmisal Güder, Ivan Aleksic   +3 more
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Successful bridge to recovery in fulminant myocarditis using a biventricular assist device: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017
Background Fulminant myocarditis is a life-threatening disease, and myocardial damage expands the right ventricle as well as the left ventricle in some cases.
Yusuke Adachi, Osamu Kinoshita, Masaru Hatano, Yukako Shintani, Noritsugu Naito, Mitsutoshi Kimura, Kan Nawata, Daisuke Nitta, Hisataka Maki, Kazutaka Ueda, Eisuke Amiya, Eiki Takimoto, Issei Komuro, Minoru Ono   +13 more
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Conservative Management of LVAD-Associated Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are surgically implanted mechanical support devices utilized with increasing frequency as a bridge to myocardial recovery, destination therapy, and heart transplantation.
Marvin Kajy, Connor C. Kerndt, Paul C. Weber, Marzia Leacche, Renzo Y. Loyaga Rendon   +4 more
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Postoperative care of 14 patients with left ventricular assist devices: a case series

Journal of International Medical Research
A left ventricular assist device is a mechanical device that is surgically implanted in the heart to partially or completely replace the function of the heart.
Shenmin Wan, Yihong Chen, Xia Yuan, Ying Lin   +3 more
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Surface mapping demonstrates compatibility of implantable loop monitor with a continuous‐flow left ventricular assist device

ESC Heart Failure, 2021
Syncope in patients with continuous‐flow left ventricular assist device may be associated with arrhythmia and difficult to determine without an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Angela Li, Gourg Atteya, Sirish Vullaganti, Ramanak Mitra   +3 more
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Implication of Hemodynamic Assessment during Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Support

Medicina, 2020
Durable left ventricular assist device therapy has improved survival in patients with advanced heart failure refractory to conventional medical therapy, although the readmission rates due to device-related comorbidities remain high.
Teruhiko Imamura, Nikhil Narang
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Intravenous thrombolytic therapy for patients with ventricular assist device thrombosis: An attempt to avoid reoperation

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2016
A growing number of patients are undergoing prolonged management of advanced heart failure with the use of continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
Beth T Webber, Anthony L Panos, Yiliam F Rodriguez-Blanco   +2 more
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