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1. EVAHEART 2 with double cuff tipless inflow cannula is suitable for long-term support atrial switch operation in transposition of great arteries

   Implantation of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device in a narrow lumen is technically challenging to secure an optimal support. We...

   Sawako Furukawa, Osamu Kinoshita, ... Minoru Ono in Journal of Artificial Organs

   Article 23 January 2023
   

2. 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...

   Athanasios Tsiouris, Mark S. Slaughter, ... Adam N. Protos in Journal of Artificial Organs

   Article 07 March 2024
   

3. Assessment of ocular blood flow in continuous-flow ventricular assist device by laser speckle flowgraphy

   Although the influence of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) support on peripheral circulation has been widely discussed, its...

   Junichi Shimamura, Tomohiro Nishinaka, ... Eisuke Tatsumi in Journal of Artificial Organs

   Article 06 April 2021
   

4. FLAVOUR Study: FLow profiles And postoperative VasOplegia after continUous-flow left ventriculaR assist device implantation

   Abstract

   This study aims to associate the incidence of postoperative vasoplegia and short-term survival to the implantation of various left...

   Bas J. Kersten, Lieke Numan, ... Eric E. C. de Waal in Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

   Article Open access 01 February 2024
   

5. Chugging to silent machines: development of mechanical cardiac support

   The concept of a mechanical device to support failing hearts arose after the introduction of the heart lung bypass machine pioneered by Gibbon. The...

   Cumaraswamy Sivathasan in Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

   Article 25 August 2020
   

6. Anesthetic management of a patient with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a case report

   Background

   As patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) have long expected survival, the incidence of noncardiac surgery in this patient...

   Shihoko Iwata, Sumire Yokokawa, ... Makoto Ozaki in BMC Anesthesiology

   Article Open access 20 January 2020
   

7. Choosing the appropriate left ventricular assist device for your patient

   The increasing incidence of advanced heart failure and severe donor organ shortage for cardiac transplant has led to the development of implantable...

   Trever Symalla, Valluvan Jeevanandam in Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

   Article 24 January 2020
   

8. Mathematical evaluation of cardiac beat synchronization control used for a rotary blood pump

   We studied a control method of rotary blood pumps (RBPs), which is called as the cardiac beat synchronization (CBS) system. Usually, RBPs operate at...

   Daisuke Ogawa, Shinji Kobayashi, ... Eisuke Tatsumi in Journal of Artificial Organs

   Article 20 July 2019
   

9. Long-term outcomes following thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in patients with a left ventricular assist device: a case series and literature review

   Background

   Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) were developed for the treatment of patients with severe heart failure (HF) as a bridge to heart...

   Bikei Ryu, Tatsuya Ishikawa, ... Takakazu Kawamata in Acta Neurochirurgica

   Article 31 July 2018
   

10. Quantification of interventricular dyssynchrony during continuous-flow left ventricular assist device support

    Under continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) support, the ventricular volume change and cardiac cycle between the left ventricle...

    Junichi Shimamura, Takashi Nishimura, ... Eisuke Tatsumi in Journal of Artificial Organs

    Article 15 June 2019
    

11. Outflow graft anastomosis site design could be correlated to aortic valve regurgitation under left ventricular assist device support

    Aortic valve regurgitation (AR) is a critical complication during circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The time-course...

    Kei Iizuka, Tomohiro Nishinaka, ... Kenji Yamazaki in Journal of Artificial Organs

    Article 21 November 2017
    

12. Prevention and Treatment of Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Complications in Patients Supported by Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices

    Purpose of Review

    The purpose of this review is to describe the current knowledge in prevention and treatment of thrombotic (pump thrombosis and...

    Renzo Y. Loyaga-Rendon, Milena Jani, ... Sang** Lee in Current Heart Failure Reports

    Article 26 October 2017
    

13. Long-term durability test of axial-flow ventricular assist device under pulsatile flow

    A long-term durability test was conducted on a newly developed axial-flow ventricular assist device (VAD) with hydrodynamic bearings. The mock...

    Masahiro Nishida, Ryo Kosaka, ... Yoshiyuki Taenaka in Journal of Artificial Organs

    Article 04 November 2016
    

14. Changing pulsatility by delaying the rotational speed phasing of a rotary left ventricular assist device

    Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have improved the prognosis of end-stage heart failure. However, continuous-flow LVADs...

    Kazuma Date, Takashi Nishimura, ... Eisuke Tatsumi in Journal of Artificial Organs

    Article 19 July 2016
    

15. Shifting the pulsatility by increasing the change in rotational speed for a rotary LVAD using a native heart load control system

    We have previously developed a native heart load control system for a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) ((EVAHEART ^® ; Sun Medical)...

    Kazuma Date, Takashi Nishimura, ... Eisuke Tatsumi in Journal of Artificial Organs

    Article 14 May 2016
    

16. Early postoperative management of heart transplant recipients with current ventricular assist device support in Japan: experience from a single center

    Purpose

    This study reviews our experience with the perioperative management of heart transplant (HT) recipients and explores how prior ventricular...

    Yu Matsumoto, Sho C. Shibata, ... Yuji Fu**o in Journal of Anesthesia

    Article 11 July 2015

17. Journal of Artificial Organs 2014: the year in review

    Y. Sawa, K. Matsuda, ... T. Yamaoka in Journal of Artificial Organs

    Article 21 February 2015

18. Initial experience of EVAHEART explantation after continuous-flow LVAD off test with percutaneous occlusion balloon

    In contrast to a pulsatile-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD), an LVAD off test for evaluation of cardiac recovery with a continuous-flow...

    Noriyuki Kashiyama, Koichi Toda, ... Yoshiki Sawa in Journal of Artificial Organs

    Article 25 July 2014
    

19. An insight into short- and long-term mechanical circulatory support systems

    Cardiogenic shock due to acute myocardial infarction, postcardiotomy syndrome following cardiac surgery, or manifestation of heart failure remains a...

    Markus Ferrari, Peter Kruzliak, Kyriakos Spiliopoulos in Clinical Research in Cardiology

    Article 28 October 2014
    

20. Flow visualization for the implantable ventricular assist device EVAHEART^®

    The hemocompatibility for the recently approved ventricular assist device EVAHEART ^® was examined through flow visualization with a 300 % scale-up...

    Takashi Yamane, Masahiro Nishida, ... Kenji Yamazaki in Journal of Artificial Organs

    Article 18 October 2012