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Bowel obstruction due to retained intraperitoneal left ventricular assist device (LVAD) driveline [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2018
Background Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) provide a lifesaving bridge to cardiac transplant. Utilization of these devices is increasing in the United States.
Daniel Miklin, Ivy Lewis, Howard Lieberman   +2 more
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A Rare Cause of Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Obstruction: Left Atrial Dissection [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2017
Left atrial dissection is a rare factor that may cause left ventricular assist device obstruction. Prompt diagnosis and surgical repair are essential.
Michal Hulman, Panagiotis Artemiou, Alena Ftacnikova, Pavol Chnupa   +3 more
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Left Ventricular Assist Devices [PDF]

Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2017
Audience: The audience for this classic team-based learning (cTBL) session is emergency medicine residents, faculty, and students; although this topic is applicable to internal medicine and family medicine residents. Introduction: A left ventricular
Khuansiri Narajeenron, Wirachin Ying Hoonpongsimanot, Megan Boysen Osborn   +2 more
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Anesthetic management for withdrawal from a right ventricular assist device and Fontan procedure in a patient with an implantable left ventricular assist device for fulminant cardiomyopathy

JA Clinical Reports, 2023
Background We herein report the anesthetic management for extracardiac conduit–total cavopulmonary connection (EC-TCPC) for weaning from an extracorporeal right ventricular assist device (RVAD) in a patient with an implantable left ventricular assist ...
Naka Kida, Masahiro Morinaga, Naoki Tadokoro, Takuma Maeda, Yoshihiko Onishi   +4 more
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Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Implantation and Renal Dysfunction [PDF]

Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2018
Pathophysiological, pathomorphological and functional changes in the kidneys after left ventricular assist device implantation have not yet been fully understood and represent an actual problem of our time.
Assem Nogaibayeva, Bagdat Sultanova, Myrzabek Makhmutov   +2 more
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Is There an Association Between Living in a Rural Area and the Incidence of Postoperative Complications or Hospital Readmissions Following Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Implantation, Compared to Urban Lvad Recipients? A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Clin Cardiol
Gollapudi S, Gollapudi A, Banala S, Singh S, Tadi K.   +4 more
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Biventricular assist devices and total artificial heart: Strategies and outcomes

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
In contrast to the advanced development of the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy for advanced heart failure, the mechanical circulatory support (MCS) with biventricular assist device (BVAD) and total artificial heart (TAH) options remain ...
Taiyo Kuroda, Chihiro Miyagi, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Jamshid H. Karimov, Jamshid H. Karimov   +5 more
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Intravenous administration of umbilical cord lining stem cells in left ventricular assist device recpieint: Rational and design of the uSTOP LVAD BLEED pilot study

American Heart Journal Plus, 2022
Background: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation provides a robust survival advantage, however despite improvements in mortality, the adverse event burden of durable mechanical circulatory support remains high.
Mustafa M. Ahmed, Lauren E. Meece, Eileen M. Handberg, Carl J. Pepine   +3 more
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Left Ventricular Assist Device With a Left Atrial Inflow Cannula for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
Patients with restrictive or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are often ineligible for a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) due to the risk of suction events with a small left ventricular cavity size and left ventricular inflow cannula.
Omid Kiamanesh, MD, Kate Rankin, MBBS, Filio Billia, MD, PhD, Mitesh V. Badiwala, MD, PhD   +3 more
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Improved estimation of left ventricular volume from electric field modeling

Journal of Electrical Bioimpedance, 2021
Volume measurement is beneficial in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy to quantify patient demand. In principle, an LVAD could provide a platform that allows bioimpedance measurements inside the ventricle without requiring additional implants.
Korn Leonie, Dahlmanns Stephan, Leonhardt Steffen, Walter Marian   +3 more
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