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Unresponsive Patient with LVAD: A Case Series
The VAD Journal, 2018 Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) for patients with advanced heart failure (HF) is becoming more commonplace as technology has progressed and reliability of these systems has improved. We report our experience with three patients with cardiopulmonary arrest in the hospital and propose a protocol for the prompt assessment and treatment of an ...
Musa, Ameer Z, Akhtarekhavari, Julia
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Patient-Specific In Silico Prediction of Outcomes of Partial Continuous-Flow LVAD Treatment in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. [PDF]
Int J Numer Method Biomed EngPartial continuous‐flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy provides greater functional improvement for higher than lower disease severity. The left ventricle and LVAD jointly generate ventricular output for mild functional impairment, where the left ventricular contribution decreases with increasing LVAD ...
Nagawa J +8 more
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Aortic valve disorders and left ventricular assist devices
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 Aortic valve disorders are important considerations in advanced heart failure patients being evaluated for left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and those on LVAD support. Aortic insufficiency (AI) can be present prior to LVAD implantation or develop de
Deepak Acharya +9 more
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Platelet activation and aggregation in different centrifugal-flow left ventricular assist devices
Platelets, 2022 Left-ventricular assist devices (LVADs) improve outcomes in end-stage heart failure patients. Two centrifugal-flow LVAD systems are currently approved, HeartMate 3 (HM3) and Medtronic/Heartware HVAD (HVAD).
Maximilian Tscharre +12 more
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Вестник медицинского института «Реавиз»: Реабилитация, врач и здоровье, 2021 The work is devoted to topical issues of the use of mechanical bypass of the left ventricle, in particular, the prognostic criteria of right ventricular function, which are key in the outcome of the disease.
D. D. Uzunin, S. Yu. Shemakin
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The Aortic Valve: The Gatekeeper of the LVAD [PDF]
CASE, 2020 [Figure: see text]
Goodman, Jason, Lerakis, Stamatios
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The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2023 Background The left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly used for advanced heart failure as a bridge to heart transplantation or as a destination therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of diastolic pulmonary gradient
Mohamed Laimoud +3 more
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Acute Circulatory Collapse and Advanced Therapies in Patients with COVID-19 Infection
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2021 In the current era of the COVID-19 pandemic, intensive care patients with COVID-19 often develop respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Rishi Thaker +3 more
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The LVADs Are Coming, the LVADs Are Coming! The Anticipated Growth of LVAD Use and the Role of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Specialist in LVAD Patient Care (FR461) [PDF]
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2015 The LVADs Are Coming, the LVADs Are Coming! The Anticipated Growth of LVAD Use and the Role of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Specialist in LVAD Patient Care (FR461) Ellin Frair Gafford, MD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Kristen Schaefer, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
Ellin Frair Gafford +4 more
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Uncommon Iatrogenic Devices Seen on Chest Radiographs
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2021 Chest radiograph (CXR) is the most common imaging performed for both inpatients and outpatients. With advances in medicine and technology, newer devices/prosthesis are being used in the treatment of cardiothoracic conditions.
Vimal Raj +2 more
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