[Requirements for outpatient care after implantation of a ventricular assist device : Views of patients and their relatives].
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DOI: 10.1007/s00059-017-4636-4
Abstract: Ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation has developed into a well-established option when conservative treatment of terminal heart failure has been exhausted. Figures from 2015 make this clear: only 283 heart transplantations were performed nationwide but 959… read more here.
Keywords: vad; implantation; ventricular assist; care ... See more keywords
Mortality Following Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant by Timing and Category of First Infection
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1934
Abstract: Purpose While infections are common following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant, the relationship between timing and category of first infection and mortality is less well understood. Methods STS Intermacs patients (>19 yrs) receiving a… read more here.
Keywords: category; infection; vad; first infection ... See more keywords
Maximising Time in Therapeutic Range with Vitamin K Antagonists in LVAD Patients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1950
Abstract: Purpose Time in Therapeutic range (TTR) is the percentage of time an anticoagulated patient has an INR between 2-3. While studies have demonstrated a link between low TTR, bleeding and thrombosis, the mean TTR in… read more here.
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Outcomes of ECMO versus VAD in Children with Congenital Heart Disease as a Bridge to Transplant in Recent Era: Analysis from United Network for Organ Sharing Database
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1955
Abstract: Purpose To compare the clinical characteristics, risk factors, and overall survival (waitlist and post-transplant) outcomes in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) bridged to transplantation with either a VAD vs. ECMO vs. no-mechanical circulatory support… read more here.
Keywords: children congenital; transplant; heart; congenital heart ... See more keywords
Ventricular Assist Devices in Adults with Failing Systemic Right Ventricle: The Importance of Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Replacement
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.321
Abstract: Purpose Ventricular assist device (VAD) for systemic right ventricular failure (SRVF) post atrial switch for transposition of the great arteries (TGA) and congenitally corrected TGA (ccTGA) has proven useful to reduce transpulmonary gradient (TPG) and… read more here.
Keywords: systemic right; valve replacement; tricuspid valve; ventricular assist ... See more keywords
End‐organ recovery post‐ventricular assist device can prognosticate survival☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.10.017
Abstract: Background: This study examines our institutional ventricular assist devices (VADs) experience over two decades to understand trends towards predictors of mortality. Methods: Retrospective study of patients aged 0–21 years supported with a VAD from January… read more here.
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Prevention and early treatment of driveline infections in ventricular assist device patients - The DESTINE staging proposal and the first standard of care protocol.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.12.014
Abstract: Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) using left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have considerably improved the quality of life and survival rate of patients with end-stage heart failure. Despite substantial technological progress, major challenges with regard to… read more here.
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Mechanisms of acupuncture on vascular dementia—A review of animal studies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2016.12.001
Abstract: ABSTRACT Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second leading type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease plaguing the aging population. Acupuncture has served as alternative and complementary medicine in the world for a long time and its… read more here.
Keywords: acupuncture vascular; vascular dementia; acupuncture; mechanisms acupuncture ... See more keywords
Inhibition of apoptosis by caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK improves cryotolerance of in vitro derived bovine embryos.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.11.031
Abstract: The aim of this work was to evaluate whether the treatment with the pan-caspase inhibitor benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethyl ketone (Z-VAD-FMK) during cryopreservation and post-warming in vitro culture improves cryotolerance of bovine in vitro produced (IVP) embryos. Abattoir derived bovine… read more here.
Keywords: caspase; vad fmk; post warming; vad ... See more keywords
Antithrombotic therapies in children on durable Ventricular Assist Devices: A literature review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.02.145
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) are increasingly utilised in children with end-stage heart failure, and experience high bleeding and clotting rates. In particular, pediatric VAD patients are more challenging than adults to anticoagulate due to… read more here.
Keywords: vad; assist devices; review; ventricular assist ... See more keywords
Argatroban versus heparin for the treatment of pump thrombosis in patients with ventricular assist device
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DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1095
Abstract: Pump thrombosis (PT) is a major complication from ventricular assist device (VAD) and the best therapy remains unknown. The diagnosis of PT is challenging and, based on the ISHLT (International Society of Heart and Lung… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; vad; assist device; ventricular assist ... See more keywords