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Three-dimensional flow characteristics in ventricular assist devices: Impact of valve design and operating conditions [PDF]
, 2011 ObjectiveThe use of paracorporeal ventricular assist devices has become a well-established procedure for patients with cardiogenic shock. However, implantation of ventricular assist devices is often associated with severe complications, such as ...
Benk, Christoph +6 more
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Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Volume 100, Issue 7, Page 1316-1322, December 1, 2022., 2022 Abstract Objectives To assess the correlation between the aortic valve annular plane (AVAP) obtained by preprocedural computed tomography (CT) with on‐table three‐dimensional rotational angiography (3DRA), in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
Richard Tanner +9 more
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Chest radiographs of cardiac devices (Part 2): Ventricular assist devices
South African Journal of Radiology, 2019 Heart failure is considered a worldwide pandemic affecting 26 million people globally. Patients who are unfit or waiting for cardiac transplantation may benefit from alternate mechanical support therapies using ventricular assist devices.
Rishi P. Mathew +3 more
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Initial experience with the left ventricular assist device TransCoreTM [PDF]
, 2010 Cardiogenic shock is a condition associated to high mortality rates. For decades, the treatment consisted of vasoactive drugs and intra-aortic balloon pump.
Alves, Claudia Maria Rodrigues +3 more
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Risks and Benefits of Using a Commercially Available Ventricular Assist Device for Failing Fontan Cavopulmonary Support: A Modeling Investigation [PDF]
, 2019 Fontan patients often develop circulatory failure and are in desperate need of a therapeutic solution. A blood pump surgically placed in the cavopulmonary pathway can substitute the function of the absent sub-pulmonary ventricle by generating a mild pressure boost.
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Mechanical Circulatory Support for Right Ventricular Failure
Cardiac Failure Review, 2022 Right ventricular (RV) failure is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, with in-hospital mortality rates estimated as high as 70–75%. RV failure may occur following cardiac surgery in conjunction with left ventricular failure, or may be ...
Ersilia M DeFilippis +5 more
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Automated CFD shape optimization of stator blades for the PediaFlow pediatric ventricular assist device [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 PediaFlow is a miniature mixed-flow ventricular assist device for neonates and toddlers. PediaFlow has a fully magnetically levitated rotor which improves biocompatibility, but the increased length of the rotor creates a long annular passage where fluid energy is lost.
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Interventional Microbubble Enhanced Sonothrombolysis on Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Advanced Science, 2022 The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is often used in the treatment of heart failure. However, 4% to 9% implanted LVAD will have thrombosis problem in one year, which is fatal to the patient's life.
Xiaobing Zheng +9 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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Bariatric surgery in obese patients with ventricular assist devices
BMC Research Notes, 2020 Objectives Patients with end-stage heart failure (ESHF) treated with ventricular assist devices (VADs) tend to gain weight, which may prevent them from receiving heart transplantation (HT) if their body mass index (BMI) reaches ≥ 35 kg/m2.
Adrian daSilva-deAbreu +6 more
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