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Octreotide for the Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with a HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2014
HeartWare is a third generation left ventricular assist device (LVAD), widely used for the management of advanced heart failure patients. These devices are frequently associated with a significant risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.
Geetanjali Dang, Ryan Grayburn, Geoffrey Lamb, Adrian Umpierrez De Reguero, Nunzio Gaglianello   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) on Pulmonary Hypertension in End-Stage Heart Failure.

, 2021
Despite the increasing prevalence of advanced heart failure, transplantation rates have remained stable in Canada due to limited organ availability. Consequently, the number of implanted left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and average time on device ...
Tremblay, Philippe
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Left ventricular assist device-associated endocarditis involving multiple clones of Staphylococcus aureus with distinct antimicrobial susceptibility patterns

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
The case of a patient with left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-associated endocarditis involving multiple clones of Staphylococcus aureus is presented.
Sohei Harada, Kotaro Aoki, Koh Okamoto, Osamu Kinoshita, Kan Nawata, Yoshikazu Ishii, Kazuhiro Tateda, Masakazu Sasaki, Tomoo Saga, Yohei Doi, Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi, Kyoji Moriya, Minoru Ono   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of left ventricular assist device performance and hydraulic force in a complete mock circulation loop

, 2005
Centrifugal pump performance characteristics are vital in determining the ability of a prototype left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to meet the physiological circulation requirements of the cardiovascular system.
Hayne, Mark S., Pearcy, Mark J., Tan, Andy C., Timms, Daniel L.   +3 more
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Impact of level of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support on hemodynamics in a dog model of ischemia-reperfusion.

, 2016
Impact of level of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support on hemodynamics in a dog model of ischemia-reperfusion.
Kenji Sunagawa (428191), Takuya Nishikawa (1558381), Kazuo Sakamoto (2635918), Takuya Kishi (432235), Keita Saku (714525), Takahiro Arimura (2635915), Takafumi Sakamoto (2635921), Masataka Ikeda (428186), Tomomi Ide (428183), Takamori Kakino (714526)   +9 more
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The role of continuous in situ targeted antimicrobials in the successful treatment of extensively-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa left ventricular assist device driveline infection – A case report

JHLT Open
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) driveline infections (DLIs) are common complications (1) and frequently recur despite definite treatment due to bacterial entry and biofilm formation. We report the first case of recurrent, extensively drug-resistant
Wei-Ting Lin, Chiung-Ta Fan, Chieh-Huei Huang, Li-Ting Ho, Aristine Cheng, Yih-Sharng Chen, Ron-Bin Hsu, Hsi-Yu Yu   +7 more
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Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation with Concomitant Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Replacement

Case Reports in Medicine, 2018
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is nowadays a routine therapy for patients with advanced heart failure. We present the case of a 74-year-old male patient who was admitted to our center with terminal heart failure in dilated cardiomyopathy and ...
Katharina Huenges, Bernd Panholzer, Jochen Cremer, Assad Haneya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hyperpolypharmacy is a predictor of mortality after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. [PDF]

Am Heart J Plus, 2022
Dautzenberg L, Numan L, Knol W, Gianoli M, van der Meer MG, Troost-Oppelaar AM, Westendorp AF, Emmelot-Vonk MH, van Laake LW, Koek HL.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Nursing care for patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) [PDF]

, 2018
Hensikt: Hensikten med oppgaven er å kartlegge hvordan sykepleieren kan bidra til å fremme egenomsorg hos pasienter med LVAD, slik at de opplever økt livskvalitet.
Engdal, Siv Gunnes
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Mycobacterium abscessus Infection in Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD): A Case Series. [PDF]

Cureus, 2021
Hernandez JM, Huff M, Nlandu Z, Vekariya B, Torres J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source