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Beyond socioeconomic status: structural determinants and strategic approaches to regional variation in left ventricular assist device utilization. [PDF]

Neth Heart J
Izumida T, Imamura T.
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Infections in LVAD patients

Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2022
Infections in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients remain common. Differentiating into device related and non-device related infection is crucial. The incidence of non-device related infections seems to be more determined by the overall condition of the LVAD recipient. Device related infections can be treated by innovative surgical approaches
Julia Bini Viotti, Yochiro Natori, Matthias Loebe   +2 more
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Current status of the implantable LVAD

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2016
With the ongoing shortage of available organs for heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support devices have been increasingly utilized for managing acute and chronic heart failure that is refractory to medical therapy. In particular, the introduction of the left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) has revolutionized the field. In this review, we
Vishnu Ambur, Yoshiya Toyoda
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How to select a patient for LVAD

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation leads to improvement in symptoms and survival in patients with advanced heart failure. An important factor in improving outcomes post-LVAD implantation is optimal preoperative patient selection and optimization.
Kathia Cordero-Cabán, Brian Ssembajjwe, Jay Patel, Dmitry Abramov   +3 more
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Etiology of Continuous-Flow LVAD (CF-LVAD) Infections

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2019
Purpose Infection is a frequent problem following CF-LVAD implantation. We were interested in determining the spectrum of infectious complications following implantation of HeartMate II (HMII) and Heartware (HW) CF-LVADs. Methods We reviewed 893 HMII and HW implants from 1999 to 2018 performed at our institution.
N. Wang, J.K. Ho, F.I. Musfee, H.K. Lamba, F.H. Cheema, D.A. Taylor, L.C. Sampaio, J.A. Morgan, G. Loor, O.H. Frazier, G.V. Letsou   +10 more
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Pulmonary Embolism and LVAD: Is There Compatibility?

The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 2015
A 41-year-old-male with diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy was referred to our hospital for heart failure, despite standard medical therapy, to evaluate indications for heart transplantation or mechanical cardiac support. Pre-Operative contrast computer tomography (CT) scan diagnosed pulmonary thrombosis of the left branch of the pulmonary artery ...
BEJKO, JONIDA, BORTOLUSSI, GIACOMO, TARZIA, VINCENZO, GEROSA, GINO, BOTTIO, TOMASO   +4 more
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LVAD bloodstream infections: therapeutic rationale for transplantation after LVAD infection

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2003
Patients who have ventricular assist devices (VADs) and experience bloodstream infection (BSI) have high mortality. We addressed 2 questions raised by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) priority policy for this problem: 1) Are organs wasted on this ultra-high-risk group?
Robert S, Poston, Shahid, Husain, Damian, Sorce, Ellieen, Stanford, Shimon, Kusne, Margaret, Wagener, Bartley P, Griffith, Robert L, Kormos   +7 more
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