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Rotary mechanical circulatory support systems
Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 2017 A detailed survey of the current trends and recent advances in rotary mechanical circulatory support systems is presented in this paper. Rather than clinical reports, the focus is on technological aspects of these rehabilitating devices as a reference ...
Milad Hosseinipour +3 more
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Mechanical circulatory support for destination therapy [PDF]
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2016 Patients with chronic heart failure who are not eligible for heart transplant and whose life expectancy depends mainly on the heart disease may benefit from mechanical circulatory support.
Piergiorgio Tozzi, Roger Hullin
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Kidney Function Trajectories With Mechanical Circulatory Support [PDF]
Kidney International ReportsIntroduction: Adverse long-term kidney outcomes with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are common but little understood. Creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is used clinically in this setting; however, it is of uncertain ...
Carl P. Walther +6 more
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Mechanical circulatory support in failing single-ventricle physiology [PDF]
JHLT OpenThe use of ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy for advanced heart failure in infants and children with single-ventricle (SV) congenital heart disease (CHD) has expanded rapidly.
Ryan L. Kobayashi, MD +1 more
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Mechanical Circulatory Support [PDF]
Interventional Cardiology Clinics, 2021 Abstract The definition of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) refers to a group of mechanical devices which can be added to the physiological circulation providing support or replacement of the heart and/or the lungs. This allows adequate blood flow and oxygenation in situations where pharmaceutical support is insufficient. To establish MCS we have
Jérôme Jungschleger +2 more
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Mechanical Circulatory Support in Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]
ChildrenAs early survival outcomes have improved, heart failure in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) has become a growing problem. Primary care providers and pediatricians are thus encountering increasing numbers of children with or at-risk for heart ...
Áine Lynch, Aamir Jeewa
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Mechanical circulatory support [PDF]
Organogenesis, 2011 Currently, almost five million Americans and 23 million people worldwide are living with congestive heart failure (CHF), with 2 million new cases diagnosed each year. The etiology is mostly ischemic, idiopathic, or viral, and more than $36 billion is spent each year on the care of congestive heart failure patients.
Deborah J, Kozik, Mark D, Plunkett
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Mechanical circulatory support [PDF]
ANALES RANM, 2018 The 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s saw the transition of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) from the necessary extension of cardiopulmonary bypass to the development of durable devices. Within the last 20 years, enhanced pumps as well as surgical and medical experience have allowed MCS to become a routine part of the armamentarium for treating heart failure
William E. Stansfield +3 more
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Single-Center Experience With Protocolized Treatment of Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 PurposeBecause of the current lack of evidence-based antimicrobial treatment guidelines, Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) infections are often treated according to local insights.
Nelianne J. Verkaik +11 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly common across the heart failure population. Right ventricular failure (RVF) is a feared complication that can occur in the early post-operative phase or during the outpatient follow-up.
Eduard Rodenas-Alesina +10 more
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