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2. Hemopump - Wikipedia

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   The pump was first used on 25 April 1988 in a 61 years old man, a recent heart transplant recipient who was in the midst of a profound acute episode of rejection and cardiogenic shock. The pump successfully sustained him for 46 hours while there had been sufficient recovery of myocardial contractility to redraw the Hemopump support. [5]

3. Ventricular assist device - Wikipedia

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   In patients with acute signs of heart failure, small percutaneous (introduced to the heart through the skin into a blood vessel rather than through an incision) VADs such as the Impella 5.5, Impella RP, and others can be introduced to either the left or right ventricle (depending on the patient-specific needs) using a wire and that is ...

4. Acute cardiac unloading - Wikipedia

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   With the exception of cardiopulmonary bypass, current therapeutic approaches do not allow the heart to rest and recover. The workload of the heart (pumping blood) is never uncoupled from heart function. Acute cardiac unloading is able to functionally uncouple [2] the heart from cardiac output, allowing the heart to rest and recover from damage.

5. Impella - Wikipedia

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   Impella heart pumps are percutaneous microaxial pumps that act as mechanical circulatory support devices in patients in need of hemodynamic support. [11] The pumps are mounted on support catheters and typically inserted through the femoral artery, although axillary and subclavian artery approaches are not uncommon. [12]

6. Want to Prevent Heart Disease? A Huge Study Says This ... - AOL

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   The heart pumps against the vessels in the body. If the pressure is high, this can lead to pump failure. Dr. Johnson adds that hypertension is one of the most common causes of heart disease ...

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8. Cardiac contractility modulation - Wikipedia

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   The FDA approved the OPTIMIZER Smart System, which delivers cardiac contractility modulation therapy, as indicated to improve 6-minute hall walk distance, quality of life, and functional status of NYHA Class III heart failure patients who remain symptomatic despite guideline directed medical therapy, who are in normal sinus rhythm, are not indicated for cardiac resynchronization therapy, and ...

9. 30 Day High-Fiber Meal Plan to Help You Lose Visceral Fat ...

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   Lifestyle interventions, including nutrition changes, weight loss, increasing physical activity and eating more fiber can help.1 In this 30-day meal high-fiber meal plan to reduce visceral fat ...