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Centrifugal Ventricular Assist Devices
AACN Advanced Critical Care, 1991A centrifugal ventricular assist device (VAD) uses centrifugal force to propel blood through nonocclusive pumpheads. Blood is diverted from either the right atrium or left atrium to a disposable pumphead. Then kinetic energy is added to blood contained within the VAD by rotating it at high speed.
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An Algorithm For Ventricular Assist Devices
Dimensions Of Critical Care Nursing, 1990The use of ventricular assist devices (VADs) is becoming more common in cardiac surgery centers as the indications for application of these devices are expanding. Nurses caring for cardiovascular patients need to become familiar with the current clinical criteria used in VAD application.
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Demystifying Ventricular Assist Devices
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 2011Many people throughout the world are living with heart disease and advanced heart failure. They may be in need of a heart transplant, but because of the limited amount of donor hearts available, other options need to be available. Because of the advancement of technology, there are now other options, and one option available would be a mechanical ...
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Less Invasive Surgical Approaches for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2018For several years, the standard implantation strategy of ventricular assist devices has involved a full sternotomy approach. However, less invasive implantation techniques are now becoming increasingly popular as they are associated with reduction of ...
M. Ricklefs +6 more
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Are Ventricular Assist Devices Underutilized?
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2010A dramatic shift in the durability and reliability of ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy is taking hold due to the newer generations of continuous flow VADs that are either in clinical trials or under consideration by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for commercial approval. To expand the pool of potential mechanical circulatory support (MCS)
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Ventricular Assistance Devices as Bridge to Transplantation
Heart Failure Clinics, 2014The authors herein review the rationale and indications for the use of ventricular assistance devices as a bridge to heart transplantation and discuss the current evidence on the subject. The potential effects of device implantation on posttransplant outcomes and the therapeutic strategies in acute and elective cases are revised and illustrated.
Gaudino, Mario Fulvio Luigi +6 more
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Ventricular Assist Device Infections
Cardiology Clinics, 2018This article reviews the diagnostic criteria for ventricular assist device (VAD) infection, pathogenesis, and microbiology as well as the diagnostic pathway when patients present with signs and symptoms concerning for VAD infection. Recommendations regarding infection prevention and management are reviewed as well.
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Left Ventricular Assist Device: Indication, Timing, and Management.
Heart Failure Clinics, 2021M. Frigerio
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2018
Abstract Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have become a cornerstone of therapy in the management of end-stage heart failure, both as a means of bridging to cardiac transplantation and as destination therapy for long-term quality of life improvement.
Rajagopala Padmanabhan +1 more
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Abstract Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have become a cornerstone of therapy in the management of end-stage heart failure, both as a means of bridging to cardiac transplantation and as destination therapy for long-term quality of life improvement.
Rajagopala Padmanabhan +1 more
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