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Synergistic Model of Cardiac Function with a Heart Assist Device [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

Device Therapy and Arrhythmia Management in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

open access: yesCirculation, 2019
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are an increasingly used strategy for the management of patients with advanced heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
Rakesh Gopinathannair   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Characteristics of Cerebral Palsy in the Midwestern US

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common lifelong motor disability worldwide. Yet, data is limited on how CP manifests in the US. Our objective was to characterize and determine factors affecting functional outcomes in a large population of young people with CP in the Midwestern US.
Susie Kim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful heart transplantation following long-term left ventricular assist device support in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy: The first case in Serbia [PDF]

open access: yesSrpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
Introduction. Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare and potentially life-threatening cause of heart failure occurring during late pregnancy or the early postpartum period.
Đurošev Ivana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Diverse Neuromuscular Spectrum of VPS13A Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective VPS13A disease (chorea‐acanthocytosis) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder caused by biallelic variants in VPS13A, typically presenting with hyperkinetic movement disorders, while neuromuscular signs are often mild. The aim of the project was to investigate the frequency and severity of neuromuscular impairment in VPS13A disease ...
Anne Buchberger   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heart Rate Variability: A possible machine learning biomarker for mechanical circulatory device complications and heart recovery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Cardiovascular disease continues to be the number one cause of death in the United States, with heart failure patients expected to increase to \u3e8 million by 2030.
Aras, Shravan   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Experimental measurement and numerical modelling of dye washout for investigation of blood residence time in ventricular assist devices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Ventricular assist devices have become the standard therapy for end-stage heart failure. However, their use is still associated with severe adverse events related to the damage done to the blood by fluid dynamic stresses.
Fraser, Katharine   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

The Relationship Between Inflammation and Central Nervous System in Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune demyelination disease that is seen especially in the young population and has a progressive course, causing motor, sensory, and cognitive deficits. In the literature, the pathogenesis of MS disease and the interconnection between the immune and central nervous system in the disease have not been fully ...
Gamze Ansen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intravenous thrombolytic therapy for patients with ventricular assist device thrombosis: An attempt to avoid reoperation

open access: yesAnnals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2016
A growing number of patients are undergoing prolonged management of advanced heart failure with the use of continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
Beth T Webber   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of an Intervention Supporting Shared Decision Making for Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device

open access: yesJAMA Internal Medicine, 2018
Importance Shared decision making helps patients and clinicians elect therapies aligned with patients’ values and preferences. This is particularly important for invasive therapies with considerable trade-offs.
L. Allen   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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