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19426251

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
Ventricular assist devices are an important therapeutic option for advanced congestive heart failure. A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) can be implanted as a bridge to transplantation or for the purpose of destination therapy. LVADs improve end-organ function and reduce morbidity and mortality in appropriately selected patients. The development of axial flow pumps has overcome many of the limitations of the first-generation pulsatile flow LVADs. However, many complications of LVAD therapy remain. Treating these complications requires an understanding of LVAD physiology. Ongoing research is directed at reducing the incidence of many of these complications and may allow for wider use of LVADs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1755-5914
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
140-50
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Ventricular assist device therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review