Ventricular Assist Device

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Ventricular Assist Device

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General | Monitoring & Investigations | Therapies

General

General

Chaudhry. Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Primer For the General Cardiologist. J Am Heart Assoc 2022;epublished December 14th
Hockstein. Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: Management in the emergency department JACEP Open 2020;1:362– 370

BiVAD

Loardi. Current and future options for adult biventricular assistance: a review of literature. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023 Nov 6;10:1234516

Assist-Device Patient in the ICU

Morshuis. Long-term assist device patients admitted to ICU: Tips and pitfalls. J Intensive Med 2022;3(2):81-88

Background

Pathophysiology

Conditions

Chronic Heart Failure

Antonopoulos. Advanced Heart Failure: Therapeutic Options and Challenges in the Evolving Field of Left Ventricular Assist Devices. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2024;11(2):61

Complications

Bleeding

Van Edom. Management of Bleeding and Hemolysis During Percutaneous Microaxial Flow Pump Support: A Practical Approach. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2023 Jul;16:1707–1720

Monitoring & Investigations

General

Gonzalez. Invasive Haemodynamic Assessment Before and After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Guide to Current Practice. Interventional Cardiology 2021;16:e34

Therapies

Impella

ECPella

Meani. ECPella: Concept, Physiology and Clinical Applications. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022;36(2):557-566

ProtekDuo System

John. ProtekDuo percutaneous ventricular support system—physiology and clinical applications. Ann Translational Med 2024;12(1):14