Annals 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
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Relationship between device acceptance and patient-reported outcomes in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients [PDF]
, 2019 The number of Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) implanted each year is rising. Nevertheless, there are minimal data on device acceptance after LVAD implant, and on its relationship with patient-reported outcomes. We designed a cross-sectional study
Adamo, Luigi +7 more
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Ethical challenges with the left ventricular assist device as a destination therapy
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 2008 The left ventricular assist device was originally designed to be surgically implanted as a bridge to transplantation for patients with chronic end-stage heart failure.
Rady Mohamed Y +3 more
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Heart Failure Anticoagulation Teach-Back Education and Readmissions [PDF]
, 2020 : Heart failure affects millions of Americans each year. Treatment of advanced heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and left ventricular failure is sometimes treated with implantation of a left-ventricular assist device.
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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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The Inflammatory Response to Ventricular Assist Devices
Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 The therapeutic use of ventricular assist devices (VADs) for end-stage heart failure (HF) patients who are ineligible for transplant has increased steadily in the last decade.
Gemma Radley +6 more
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Long-term ventricular assist devices in current clinical practice [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2013 nema
Velicki Lazar, Frazier O.H.
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Perioperative management of left ventricular assist devices
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2016 The use of mechanical circulatory support for patients with severe heart failure is on the rist. The poeoperative, intraoperative and postoperative challenges the anaesthesiologists skills. These are discussed in this review.
O P Sanjay
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Occupational Therapy’s Role with Ventricular Assist Devices and the Promotion of Travel Protocols [PDF]
, 2020 An option for individuals diagnosed with end-stage heart failure is to receive a ventricular assist device (VAD). In 2006, Shepherd and Wilding produced an article regarding occupational therapy’s role during the VAD process as they anticipated a growing
Chandra, Natasha, Suplicki, Linda
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Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients The ROADMAP Study 2-Year Results [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES The authors sought to provide the pre-specified primary endpoint of the ROADMAP (Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients) trial at 2 years ...
Boyle, Andrew J. +15 more
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