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Modification of a Ventricular Assistance Device for a Hemiplegic Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient

ASAIO Journal, 2019
Neurologic events occur in up to 18% of patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The current form of the LVAD equipment is not suited to serve patients who are impaired by a stroke.
Muslem, Rahat, Yalçin, Yunus, Caliskan, Kadir, van der Heiden, CW, van Rhijn, JHC, Bogers, Ad, Manintveld, Olivier   +6 more
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Determinants and Outcomes of Vasoplegia Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
BackgroundVasoplegia is associated with adverse outcomes following cardiac surgery; however, its impact following left ventricular assist device implantation is largely unexplored.
Kristen M. Tecson, Brian Lima, Andy Y. Lee, Fayez S. Raza, Grace Ching, Cheng‐Han Lee, Joost Felius, Ronald D. Baxter, Sasha Still, Justin D. G. Collier, Shelley A. Hall, Susan M. Joseph   +11 more
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Impact of preoperative versus postoperative dialysis on left ventricular assist device outcomes: An analysis from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support databaseCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2022
Objective: Chronic kidney disease and renal failure are common in patients being considered for left ventricular assist device support. We sought to evaluate the outcomes of patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation with ...
J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc, Ryan Cantor, PhD, Susan Myers, MS, Nicholas R. Teman, MD, John A. Kern, MD, Gorav Ailawadi, MD, Francis Pagani, MD, James Kirklin, MD, Kenan Yount, MD, MBA, Leora Yarboro, MD   +9 more
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Epistaxis Rates and Health Care Utilization in Patients With a Ventricular Assist Device

OTO Open
Objective Identify baseline epistaxis rates and epistaxis‐related health care utilization trends in the ventricular assist device (VAD) population.
Eric Rohe, Sarah Schmoker, Kaeli Samson, Kristy Carlson, Jayme Dowdall   +4 more
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Lawn Mower Versus Left Ventricular Assist Device

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
A 77-year-old man with history of ischemic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) presented with abdominal pain after a lawn mower accident.
Vishal N. Rao, MD, MPH, Marat Fudim, MD, MHS, Andrew Griffin, MD, Jennifer A. Rymer, MD, MBA, W. Schuyler Jones, MD, Lynne M.H. Koweek, MD, Tony P. Smith, MD, Daniele Marin, MD, Adam D. DeVore, MD, MHS   +8 more
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Ventricular Assist Devices

AACN Advanced Critical Care, 2012
Patients with advanced heart failure have limited treatment options despite advances in medical management. Ventricular assist devices represent a surgical option that offers improved end-organ function, survival, and quality of life. Postoperative nursing management involves the most complicated aspects of care following cardiac surgery as well as ...
Paul Harris, Lakshminarasimhan Kuppurao
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Treating myocardial stunning randomly, with either propofol or isoflurane following transient coronary occlusion and reperfusion in pigs

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2009
Propofol and isoflurane may be used during fast track anesthesia for off-pump bypass, where transient ischemia is common. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of propofol vs isoflurane in a porcine model of acute coronary occlusion ...
Urdaneta Felipe, Lobato Emilio, Kirby David, Sidi Avner   +3 more
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Understanding Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Blood Purification, 2018
<b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> Long-term mechanical assist devices are now commonly used in the treatment of severe heart failure to unload the failing ventricle, maintain sufficient end-organ perfusion and improve functional capacity.
Aissaoui, Nadia (Dr. rer. nat.), Jouan, Jerome, Gourjault, Melissa, Diebold, Benoit (Prof. Dr.), Ortuno, Sofia, Hamdan, Amer, Latremouille, Christian (Prof. Dr. med.), Pirracchio, Romain (Prof. Dr. med.), Morshuis, Michiel (Dr. med.)   +8 more
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Postoperative care of 14 patients with left ventricular assist devices: a case series

Journal of International Medical Research
A left ventricular assist device is a mechanical device that is surgically implanted in the heart to partially or completely replace the function of the heart.
Shenmin Wan, Yihong Chen, Xia Yuan, Ying Lin   +3 more
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Conservative Management of LVAD-Associated Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are surgically implanted mechanical support devices utilized with increasing frequency as a bridge to myocardial recovery, destination therapy, and heart transplantation.
Marvin Kajy, Connor C. Kerndt, Paul C. Weber, Marzia Leacche, Renzo Y. Loyaga Rendon   +4 more
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