Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017 BackgroundThere are few data describing the longitudinal use of and adherence to heart failure medications following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.
Nicholas Y. Tan +3 more
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Significance of right ventricular function for the outcome of treatment and remodeling of the heart after left ventricular assist device implantation [PDF]
Medicinski Podmladak, 2022 The efficiency of the device for permanent circulatory support of the left ventricle has been proven through clinical practice with the trend of constant improvement of treatment results along with biotechnological progress and improvement of surgical ...
Terzić Duško, Mikić Aleksandar
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Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients The ROADMAP Study 2-Year Results [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES The authors sought to provide the pre-specified primary endpoint of the ROADMAP (Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients) trial at 2 years ...
Boyle, Andrew J. +15 more
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Synergistic Model of Cardiac Function with a Heart Assist Device [PDF]
, 2019 The breakdown of cardiac self-organization leads to heart diseases and failure, the number one cause of death worldwide. The left ventricular pressure–volume relation plays a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases.
Bestel, Haken, Knudsen, Simaan, Tuzun
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LVAD Vasculitis Case Series: Suggestion of a New Fatal LVAD-Related Phenomenon.
JACC. Case reports, 2021 Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are surgically implanted mechanical devices indicated for patients with advanced heart failure and are known to come with several complications. Here we present a case series, and review 1 documented report, of LVAD vasculitis, a presumed new LVAD immune/humoral related phenomenon. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
Garcia, Raul Angel +9 more
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Left ventricular assist device implantation and concomitant aortic valve replacement [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2019 Introduction. The implantable device for mechanical support of the left ventricular circulation (LVAD) is widely applied as a therapeutic option for survival and improvement of the quality of life in patients with the end-stage heart failure.
Mikić Aleksandar +4 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 The use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as a bridge-to-transplantation or destination therapy to support cardiac function in patients with end-stage heart failure (HF) is increasing in all developed countries.
Matteo Cameli +15 more
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Surgical treatment of the left ventricular assist device drive line infection with abscess formation [PDF]
Scripta Medica, 2018 Specific left ventricular assist device infections are the leading cause of morbidity and second most common cause of death in patients who survive the first six months after implanting device, and also they are the most common cause of readmissions to ...
Terzic Duško +6 more
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Intermediate-Term Risk of Stroke Following Cardiac Procedures in a Nationally Representative Data Set. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Studies on stroke risk following cardiac procedures addressed only perioperative and long-term risk following limited higher-risk procedures, were poorly generalizable, and often failed to stratify by stroke type. We calculated stroke risk in
Dhamoon, Amit S. +5 more
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Left ventricular assist device implantation as bridge to heart transplantation [PDF]
Scripta Medica, 2017 Heart transplantation is a method of choice for the surgical treatment of a terminal stage of cardiac insufficiency. The lack of donors that all health systems in the world are experiencing has led to the intensive development of devices for permanent ...
Terzić Duško +4 more
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