Rehabilitation in children with ventricular assist devices [PDF]
JHLT OpenVentricular assist devices play a critical role in the management of end-stage heart failure, with a significant increase in their utilization in children over the past 20 years.
Matthew J. O’Connor
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Usefulness of regional right ventricular and right atrial strain for prediction of early and late right ventricular failure following a left ventricular assist device implant: A machine learning approach [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Identifying candidates for left ventricular assist device surgery at risk of right ventricular failure remains difficult. The aim was to identify the most accurate predictors of right ventricular failure among clinical, biological, and ...
Diego Bellavia +14 more
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The increasing utilization of ventricular assist devices in fontan failure [PDF]
JHLT OpenThe Fontan population has increased dramatically owing to advances in medical and surgical therapies, with many living well into adulthood with Fontan circulation.
Darren Turner, MD +3 more
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Structural Heart Interventions in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices [PDF]
Reviews in Cardiovascular MedicineLeft ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have changed the landscape for patients with advanced heart failure (HF). With advances in pump design and management, patients with LVADs are living longer with improved quality of life despite having more ...
Puvi Seshiah +7 more
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Effects of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with ventricular assist devices: a scoping review [PDF]
The Journal of ExtraCorporeal TechnologyIntroduction: Ventricular assist devices represent a treatment option for patients with advanced heart failure, offering control over various haemodynamic variables.
Portuguez Jaramillo Nelson Esteban +4 more
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Iron Deficiency in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices [PDF]
Cardiac Failure ReviewIron deficiency is a common and independent predictor of adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure. The implications of iron deficiency in patients implanted with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) are less established. This review recaps data
William Herrik Nielsen, Finn Gustafsson
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Practice Issues for Evaluation and Management of the Suicidal Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient [PDF]
, 2020 There is a high prevalence of depression among left ventricular assist device patients, who present with an increased risk of suicidality given access to means via the device either with nonadherence or disconnection.
Chernyak, Yelena +3 more
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Safety Control Architecture for Ventricular Assist Devices
Machines, 2021 In patients with severe heart disease, the implantation of a ventricular assist device (VAD) may be necessary, especially in patients with an indication for heart transplantation. For this, the Institute Dante Pazzanese of Cardiology (IDPC) has developed
André C. M. Cavalheiro +5 more
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Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2022 Resumen: La realización del trasplante cardíaco en pacientes portadores de dispositivos de asistencia ventricular izquierda (DAVI) de larga duración presenta un desafío tanto a nivel quirúrgico como de manejo médico.
Karina Osorio-Higa +2 more
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An Up-to-Date Literature Review on Ventricular Assist Devices Experience in Pediatric Hearts
Life, 2022 Ventricular assist devices (VAD) have gained popularity in the pediatric population during recent years, as more and more children require a heart transplant due to improved palliation methods, allowing congenital heart defect patients and children with ...
Ștefana Maria Moisă +10 more
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