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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.02.027 | DOI Listing |
ESC Heart Fail
September 2025
Department of Cardiac-, Thoracic-, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Aims: Non-pharmacological therapies for acute decompensated heart failure (HF) and cardiogenic shock have evolved considerably in recent decades. Short-term mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices can be used as circulatory backup. While nearly all available devices use continuous flow, evidence indicates that pulsatile flow can be more effective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
September 2025
Division of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY. Electronic address:
Objective: Our objective was to determine the long-term outcomes of concomitant tricuspid valve procedures (TVP) during continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients who received HeartMate II or 3 from 2004 to 2023. Nine patients who had a previous TVP were excluded.
Heart Views
July 2025
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
The first successful implantation of the HeartMate 3 LVAD in Iraq represents a transformative achievement in the nation's medical history. Conducted collaboratively by German and Iraqi teams in December 2023, the procedure addressed end-stage heart failure in a 60-year-old male. Despite significant healthcare challenges, the patient's functional status improved markedly, moving from New York Heart Association Class IV to Class I within a year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJHLT Open
November 2025
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Background: Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are a bridge to heart transplantation (HT). Given limited donor organs, assessment of risk of waitlist mortality is important for waitlist prioritization for HT. We sought to derive and validate a risk prediction model for waitlist mortality in LVAD patients.
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August 2025
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an important treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure, which essentially replaces the left ventricle's pumping action to improve peripheral circulation. Its hemodynamic pattern (pulsatile vs. continuous flow) has been a popular research topic in the field.
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