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Right-sided heart reperfusion ("Berlin bridge technique") for right ventricle support during left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. [PDF]

JTCVS Tech, 2022
Breda JR, Gergis R, Ahmed Z, Loebe M.
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Outcomes following isolated right ventricular assist device as durable support for primary right heart failure: An INTERMACS analysis

JHLT Open
Outcomes with isolated right ventricular assist devices (iRVAD) using pumps designed for the left ventricle are not well described. This study compares the clinical characteristics and outcomes of iRVAD patients to those patients treated with left ...
Edo Y. Birati, MD, E. Wilson Grandin, MD, MPH, Robert S. Zhang, MD, Fausto Cabezas, MD, Keshava Rajagopal, MD, PhD, Matthew Seigerman, MD, Allison Padegimas, MD, Jeremy A. Mazurek, MD, Michael S. Kiernan, MD, Navin K. Kapur, MD, Pavan Atluri, MD, Guilherme H. Oliveira, MD, Francis D. Pagani, MD, Susan L. Myers, Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD, Robert L. Kormos, MD, James K. Kirklin, MD, Michael A. Acker, MD, Jesus Eduardo Rame, MD   +18 more
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A Prospective Observational Study on Multiplate^®-, ROTEM^®- and Thrombin Generation Examinations Before and Early After Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). [PDF]

Front Med (Lausanne), 2022
Opfermann P, Felli A, Schlömmer C, Dworschak M, Bevilacqua M, Mouhieddine M, Zimpfer D, Zuckermann A, Steinlechner B.   +8 more
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Left Ventricular Assist Device in Older Adults

, 2017
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are an effective therapy for a growing and aging population in the background of limited donor supply. Selecting the proper patient involves assessment of indications, risk factors, scores for overall outcomes ...
Caraang, Chris, Gass, Alan, Aronow, Wilbert S, Chhaya Aggarwal Gupta, Lanier, Gregg M, Gupta, Chhaya A, Alan Gass, Wilbert S. Aronow, Chris Caraang, Gregg M. Lanier   +9 more
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Temporary mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to durable left ventricular assist device as destination therapy in fulminant giant cell myocarditis：A case report

Heliyon
Fulminant giant cell myocarditis is a fatal form of acute myocarditis leading to a rapid-onset clinical presentation with lethal arrhythmias, acute heart failure, or cardiogenic shock requiring mechanical circulatory support.
Zhi-Ping Zhang, Pen-Yu Guo, Qi-Shen Ye, Yong Zhang   +3 more
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Chronic Coxiella burnetii Infection in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Case Report

Chronic infection with Coxiella burnetii, the pathogen responsible for Q fever, presents considerable diagnostic and treatment difficulties, especially in individuals with implanted devices like left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
Hasip Kahraman, Elif Doyuk Kartal, Ölmezoğlu, Süha Furkan, DOYUK KARTAL, ELİF, KAHRAMAN, HASİP, Süha Furkan Ölmezoğlu   +5 more
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Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy and left ventricular assist device: a word of caution

, 2016
BACKGROUND: In patients with left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC), implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) may be performed as a bridge to transplantation.
Risteski, Petar, Kornberger, Angela, Stock, Ulrich Alfred, Beiras Fernández, Andrés   +3 more
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FDG PET/CT in the Localization of Cardiac Device Infections: Discriminating Between Left Ventricular Assist Device and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Infection

Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal
Infections related to cardiac assist devices pose significant diagnostic challenges, especially in patients with multiple implanted systems. A 45-year-old male was reported with both a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and an implantable cardioverter
Elif İşleyen Çolak, Seçkin Bilgiç, Eray Alper   +2 more
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Design an Equivalent Left Ventricular Assist Device for Medical Equipment Labs

Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2019
LVAD is a mechanical pump supporting a weak heart function and blood flow. Sometimes, the heart may not recover fast enough to take over the pumping action immediately after surgery, in such patients a temporary support device has been employed to ...
Nazeeh N. N., Aljobouri H. K., Odai M.
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CH‐VAD left ventricular assist implantation combined with the Bentall procedure and coronary artery bypass grafting

ESC Heart Failure
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is an effective alternative treatment to heart transplantation, especially for end‐stage heart failure patients who are ineligible for or unable to await a heart transplant.
Shuanglei Zhao, Chongyang Liu, Jun Wang, Hong Wang, Tiange Luo, Xiaoyan Hao, Xian Yang, Mingxiu Wen, Jie Han, Hongjia Zhang, Ming Gong   +10 more
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