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Blood Damage in Ventricular Assist Devices [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Journal of Artificial Organs, 2016
Advancements in both the design of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) and medical care for recipients have led to steady improvements in patient survival over the last decades. Indeed, current generations of ventricular assist devices (VADs), for example, provide important therapeutic alternatives for individuals with heart failure that may be ...
Simmonds, M, Thamsen, B, Kertzscher, U
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Choosing Between Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Biventricular Assist Devices [PDF]

open access: yesCardiac Failure Review, 2019
Right ventricular failure following left ventricular assist devices implantation is a serious complication associated with high mortality. In patients with or at high risk of developing right ventricular failure, biventricular support is recommended ...
Sajad Shehab, Christopher S Hayward
doaj   +2 more sources

Pediatric ventricular assist devices: current challenges and future prospects

open access: yesVascular Health and Risk Management, 2017
Sarah Burki,1,2 Iki Adachi1,2 1Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Texas Children’s Hospital, 2Department of Surgery and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Abstract: The field of mechanical circulatory support has made great
Burki S, Adachi I
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Study of a bi-directional axial flow blood pump [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.A common treatment for circulatory disorders is the application of rotary blood pumps to locally increase blood flow to required levels.
Swalen, Marcel Johannes Petrus
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Lumped-Parameter Modelling of Cardiovascular System Dynamics under Different Healthy and Diseased Conditions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the modern society, and research into the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases is an urgent task.
Shi, Yubing
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First Case Report of Electromagnetic Interference Between Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

open access: yesJACC: Case Reports, 2023
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) between implantable left ventricular assist devices and cardiac implantable electronic devices has been observed. We demonstrated the first case of EMI between a percutaneous ventricular assist device and an implantable
Kosuke Takahari, MD   +9 more
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Modeling payback from research into the efficacy of left-ventricular assist devices as destination therapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Objectives: Ongoing developments in design have improved the outlook for left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation as a therapy in end-stage heart failure.
Freeman, G   +24 more
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Left Ventricular Assist Devices

open access: yesJournal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2017
Audience: The audience for this classic team-based learning (cTBL) session is emergency medicine residents, faculty, and students; although this topic is applicable to internal medicine and family medicine residents. Introduction: A left ventricular
Khuansiri Narajeenron   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) for patients with advanced heart failure : analysis of the British NHS Bridge to Transplant (BTT) program [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: A previous cost-effectiveness analysis showed that bridge to transplant (BTT) with early design left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) for advanced heart failure was more expensive than medical management while appearing less beneficial ...
Pulikottil-Jacob, R   +19 more
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Aortic valve disorders and left ventricular assist devices

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Aortic valve disorders are important considerations in advanced heart failure patients being evaluated for left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and those on LVAD support. Aortic insufficiency (AI) can be present prior to LVAD implantation or develop de
Deepak Acharya   +9 more
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