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left ventricular assist device

Known as: assist device left ventricular, left ventricular assist devices, LVAD 
A mechanical pump which also includes a control system and an energy supply. It receives blood from the left ventricle and delivers it to the aorta… 
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Artificial VentricleHeart-Assist Devices
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2015
2015
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump May Grant No Benefit to Improve the Mortality of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in Short and Long Term
AbstractIntra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) has been extensively used in clinical practice as a circulatory-assist device. However… 
2005
2005
Identification of an Infected Left Ventricular Assist Device After Cardiac Transplant by Indium-111 WBC Scintigraphy
Purpose: The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate the utility of multimodality imaging in the diagnosis of infection… 
2000
2000
Development of an intracorporeal Thoratec ventricular assist device for univentricular or biventricular support.
There is a need for a small, simple, and versatile intracorporeal ventricular assist device (IVAD) as an alternative to the large… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Portable Pneumatic Biventricular Driver for the Thoratec Ventricular Assist Device
As patients with left ventricular (LVAD) and biventricular assist devices are supported for increasingly long durations while… 
1992
1992
A miniature intraventricular axial flow blood pump that is introduced through the left ventricular apex.
A new intraventricular axial flow blood pump has been designed and developed as an implantable left ventricular assist device… 
1988
1988
Predictors for Weaning Patients from Ventricular Assist Devices
In order to determine if hemodynamic parameters can accurately predict whether patients can be successfully weaned from… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Right ventricular function in an operating room model of mechanical left ventricular assistance and its effects in patients with depressed left ventricular function.
Approximately 20% of patients who receive left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) for refractory cardiac failure after open heart… 
1979
1979
Design and Evaluation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device: The Angle Port Pump
A dedicated group of physicians, engineers, technical personnel, and veterinarians was established at The Pennsylvania State… 
1979
1979
Clinical trials of an abdominal left ventricular assist device (ALVAD): progress report.
Abstract An abdominal left ventricular assist device (ALVAD) is undergoing controlled clinical trials in our institution. The… 
1976
1976
Application of aldehyde treatments to cardiovascular devices.
Biolized natural and synthetic materials represent a new class of materials. Aldehyde treatment of natural tissue creates cross… 
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