Search
Search Results
-
Sudden severe left ventricular assist device inflow cannula obstruction caused by huge thrombus after closure of mechanical aortic valve: case report
Thrombus formation is a troublesome and sometimes lethal complication occurring in patients with severe heart failure and supported by a left...
-
-
Analogue Mean Systemic Filling Pressure: a New Volume Management Approach During Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy
The absence of an accepted gold standard to estimate volume status is an obstacle for optimal management of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs)....
-
Preoperative hemodynamics as predictors of right heart failure post-left ventricular assist device
BackgroundMechanical circulatory support has garnered significant popularity as both a bridge to transplant as well as a destination therapy for...
-
Multiple organ retrieval in a brain dead left ventricular assist device donor
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support in donors may contribute in preserving proper haemodynamics and systemic perfusion during organ...
-
Hyperlactatemia as a prognostic indicator for contemporary left ventricular assist device implantation
BackgroundThis study evaluates the impact of early post-operative hyperlactatemia on outcomes after left ventricular assist device (LVAD)...
-
Safety, Mortality, and Hemodynamic Impact of Patients with MitraClip Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
The interactions and hemodynamic impact of transcatheter percutaneous mitral valve repair (TMR) have not yet been investigated in patients undergoing...
-
“When I do have some time, rather than spend it polishing silver, I want to spend it with my grandkids”: a qualitative exploration of patient values following left ventricular assist device implantation
BackgroundValues are broadly understood to have implications for how individuals make decisions and cope with serious illness stressors, yet it...
-
Long-term kidney outcomes in pediatric continuous-flow ventricular assist device patients
BackgroundContinuous-flow ventricular assist devices (CF-VADs) are used increasingly in pediatric end-stage heart failure (ESHF) patients. Alongside...
-
Left ventricular assist devices: yesterday, today, and tomorrow
The shortcomings of expense, power requirements, infection, durability, size, and blood trauma of current durable LVADs have been recognized for many...
-
Importance of gradual induction in oral anticoagulation therapy in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with a left ventricular assist device: a case report
BackgroundWe encountered a case of a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) who developed multiple thromboses following implantable left...
-
COVID-19 ARDS in two patients with left ventricular assist device
Coronavirus disease 2019 affected millions of people and caused pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and increased mortality worldwide....
-
-
Suppression of electromagnetic interference in electroretinography from a patient with an implanted left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
PurposeA left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an implantable cardiac pump that uses a magnetically-levitating rotor to pump blood into...
-
Performance of the Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device on mid-term hemodynamics and exercise capacity
The hemodynamic and exercise capacity performance of the Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device (LVAD), which is generally used in patients with...
-
Single center first year experience and outcomes with Impella 5.5 left ventricular assist device
BackgroundThe Impella 5.5® was approved by the FDA for use for mechanical circulatory support up to 14 days in late 2019 at limited centers in the...
-
Caregivers of patients with long-term implantable ventricular assist device: a republication of the article published in the Japanese Journal of Artificial Organs
Implantable ventricular assist device (VAD) has enabled patients with severe heart failure to be discharged from the hospital and to continue their...
-
Lessons learned from catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device
IntroductionData on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias (VA) are scarce in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and current...
-
Bridge from central extracorporeal life support is a risk factor of cerebrovascular accidents after durable left ventricular assist device implantation
A bridging strategy from extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is effective in salvage and a bridge to recovery or to a durable left ventricular assist...
-
A case of left ventricular free wall rupture after insertion of an IMPELLA® left ventricular assist device diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography
BackgroundThe IMPELLA® is a minimally invasive left ventricular assist device. We report a case in which transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was...
