pulsatile left ventricular assist device
Effect of counter-pulsation control of a pulsatile left ventricular assist device on working load variations of the native heart
... post-LVAD ventricular arrhythmia significantly increases the risk of mortality, particularly within the first month ...resolve ventricular tachycardia in VAD ...induce ventricular arrhythmias during ...
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Accuracy of the Masimo Pronto-7® system in patients with left ventricular assist device
... a pulsatile flow in patients with cf sys- tems is a challenge for pulse oximetry based Hb detecting systems and the implemented mathematical al- ...this device can accurately detect Hb in patients with ...
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Resternotomy does not adversely affect outcome after left ventricular assist device implantation
... 135 pulsatile-flow devices implanted as BTT therapy with 53% reported rate of resternotomy demonstrated that resternotomy did not have an impact on the rates of severe bleeding requiring re-exploration, ...
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Windkessel model of hemodynamic state supported by a pulsatile ventricular assist device in premature ventricle contraction
... ECG data were obtained from 15 patients (11 men, aged 22–71 years; 4 women, aged 54–63 years) with severe congestive heart failure (NYHA class 3–4) at a sampling rate of 250 per second. The data included 1260 heart beats ...
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Ethical challenges with the left ventricular assist device as a destination therapy
... the device system to maintain adequate circulatory sup- port ...Most device malfunctions or failures are life threatening but do not necessarily result in ...death. Device replacement may be required ...
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Evaluation of Left Ventricular Assist Device Electrical Current as a Predictor of Left Ventricular Recovery
... 14. Pennings, K.A.M.A.; Martina, J.R.; Rodermans, B.F.M.; Lahpor, J.R.; Van De Vosse, F.N.; De Mol, B.A.J.M.; Rutten, M.C.M. Pump flow estimation from pressure head and power uptake for the heartassist5, heartmate II, ...
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Development and characterization of the arterial windkessel and its role during left ventricular assist device assistance
... Rotary blood pumps can be axial, radial (centrifugal) and diagonal (mixed flow) according to the geometry of the impeller. Energy is transferred to the blood by velocity changes within the impeller vanes generating ...
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Heart monitoring using left ventricle impedance and ventricular electrocardiography in left ventricular assist device patients
... ECG device are uncomfortable for a patient who is already connected to a ...[14]. Ventricular electrocardio- grams (v-ECGs) taken directly from the heart rarely show noticeable differences be- tween normal ...
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Mechanical circulatory support for advanced heart failure : are we about to witness a new "gold standard"?
... of pulsatile operation of CF-LVADs has played a significant ...and pulsatile mode [93] applying a computational approach based on left and right ventricular contraction with one-fibre model ...
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Right ventricular failure following left ventricular assist device implantation is associated with a preoperative pro-inflammatory response
... underwent pulsatile durable LVADs in our study since these have been largely replaced by pul- satile flow devices and carry a very different postoperative outcomes and complication ...
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Uncovering the cathepsin system in heart failure patients submitted to Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implantation
... This study takes advantage of cathepsin system evalu- ation in an in vivo setting represented by a human model of HF. Our data suggest a parallel activation of molecules promoting the detrimental effect of ECM deg- ...
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Initial experience with off-pump left ventricular assist device implantation in single center: retrospective analysis
... the device in the ...the left ventricular apex by passing a large silk stitch into the center of the apex, while 2-0 pledgetted Ticron mattress sutures were placed in the apex and passed through the ...
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Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approach
... Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for Destination Therapy (DT) has been an established therapy for over a decade [1] with the Heartmate VE™ and more recently with the Heartmate II™ ...
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Experiences of being maintained on a ventricular assist device
... SHORT-TERM VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE SUPPORT Although participants had been determined and striving towards discharge from hospital, there was also a sense of loss and grieving as their outpatient ...
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Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices for Cardiogenic Shock: State of the Art
... the left ventricle into the ascending ...include device migration, device malfunction due to thrombosis, hemolysis, bleeding requiring transfusion, arrhythmias, limb ischemia, tamponade, aortic or ...
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Numerical Study of a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) With Different Blade Heights and Tip Clearances
... limitation, Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) have become a promising alternative treatment ...heart assist device to increase blood flow to peripheral ...a Left Ventricular ...
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Trends in left ventricular assist device use and outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries, 2004–2011
... Our fi ndings should be interpreted in light of several limitations. The study is a descriptive report, including only Medicare fee-for-service bene fi ciaries, limiting our ability to generalise our results to patients ...
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Development of a direct mechanical ventricular assist device
... DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASSIST DEVICE Design Criteria Materials and Equipment Laboratory Studies Laboratory set-up Design process using artificial ventricle Animal Studies Surgical procedure [r] ...
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Perioperative care in an adolescent patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia for placement of a cardiac assist device and heart transplantation: case report and literature review
... HIT was based on clinical and laboratory findings, including an ELISA and serotonin release assay. Anticoagulation was changed to argatroban and then transitioned to oral warfarin. After the prothrombin time ...
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Ultrasound Guided Axillary Block in an Anticoagulated Patient after Heartmate II Implantation
... A 73-year-old man was scheduled for left wrist arthroscopy and debridement to treat a very painful septic joint. He had undergone Heartmate II implantation uneventfully for Destination Therapy for heart failure 4 ...
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