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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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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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Flexible Sensor‐Based Human–Machine Interfaces with AI Integration for Medical Robotics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review explores how flexible sensing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhance human–machine interfaces in medical robotics. It highlights key sensing mechanisms, AI‐driven advancements, and applications in prosthetics, exoskeletons, and surgical robotics.
Yuxiao Wang +5 more
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Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang +7 more
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ESC Heart Failure, 2021 Aims The outcomes of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (HCM‐LVSD) undergoing left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation remain unclear.
Nobuichiro Yagi +10 more
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A novel closed-chest porcine model of chronic ischemic heart failure suitable for experimental research in cardiovascular disease [PDF]
, 2013 Cardiac pathologies are among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in industrialized countries, with myocardial infarction (MI) representing one of the major conditions leading to heart failure (HF).
Antonio Amodeo +15 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Muscle cell‐based biohybrid robot using nanomaterials for function enhancement and neural function for biomedical applications. Biohybrid robotics, an emerging field combining biological tissues with artificial systems, has made significant progress in developing various biohybrid constructs, including muscle‐cell‐driven biorobots and microbots.
Minkyu Shin +4 more
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Numerical Optimal Control of Turbo Dynamic Ventricular Assist Devices
Bioengineering, 2013 The current paper presents a methodology for the derivation of optimal operating strategies for turbo dynamic ventricular assist devices (tVADs). In current clinical practice, tVADs are typically operated at a constant rotational speed, resulting in a ...
Raffael Amacher +8 more
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Case Reports in Cardiology, 2022 A 44-year-old male with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to an acute left ventricular (LV) inferoposterior wall myocardial infarction (MI) involving the right ventricle (RV) is presented.
Alisha Alabre-Bonsu +3 more
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Predicting Bleeding and Thrombosis Complications in Patients with Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy has been proven to relieve heart failure symptoms and improve survival, but is not devoid of bleeding and/or thrombotic complications.
Cook, Aaron +6 more
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