Relationship between Pre-Implant Interleukin-6 Levels, Inflammatory Response, and Early Outcome in Patients Supported by Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Prospective Study [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: The immune response is crucial in the development of multi-organ failure (MOF) and complications in end-stage heart failure patients supported by left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Botta, Luca +9 more
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Artificial Organs, EarlyView.We report an insight from the PELS‐1– a multicentre, international registry focusing on postocardiotomy extracorporeal support use between 2000 and 2020. We focused on 24/2163 (1.1%) patients requiring V‐V ECMO after cardiac surgery. Mortality was high, with 21.7% of patients discharged alive and an overall 1‐year survival probability of 12.5 ...
Pasquale Nardelli +39 more
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Recent Developments in Ventricular Assist Device Therapy
Reviews in Cardiovascular MedicineThe evolution of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) from large, pulsatile systems to compact, continuous-flow pumps has significantly improved implantation outcomes and patient mobility. Minimally invasive surgical techniques have emerged that offer
Angel Moctezuma-Ramirez +3 more
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968 A MULTI-CENTER STUDY OF LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (LVAD)-RELATED BLEEDING [PDF]
, 2020 Joseph Dailey +12 more
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Artificial Organs, EarlyView.Gastrointestinal bleeding significantly increases thromboembolic risk. Higher risk was also seen in patients aged ≥ 50 years, Black patients, and those with older CF‐LVAD models. ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common complication in continuous‐flow left ventricular assist device (CF‐LVAD) patients. Managing gastrointestinal bleeding
Anh Nguyen +6 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular DiseaseBackground Myocardial fibrosis is prevalent in cardiomyopathies that result in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction treated with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) yields hemodynamic unloading ...
Rachel M. Biggs +15 more
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Impact of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Following LVAD Implant in a Destination Therapy Population [PDF]
, 2021 Jonathan D. Rich +6 more
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Take one: September 1984 [PDF]
, 1984 This item contains two issues of the Take One newsletter: September 13, and 27, 1984Take One was published every two weeks and focused on short news items and announcements "for the people of University Hospital.
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How Formal and Informal Nurse Leaders Enact Shared Implementation Leadership in a Hospital Setting
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To describe how implementation leadership manifests among formal and informal point of care nurse leaders during a successful evidence‐based practice implementation. Design A collective case study. Methods A conceptual framework on shared implementation leadership guided the study. Two units known for strong implementation were selected as
Sonia Angela Castiglione +4 more
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Outcomes in Patients with a Centrifugal Flow with Full Magnetic Levitation Left Ventricular Assist Device (CF-FML LVAD) Who Did Not Receive Bridging with a Continuous Heparin Infusion (CHI) After Implantation [PDF]
, 2022 T. Logan +8 more
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