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2. Ventricular assist device - Wikipedia

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   The first successful implantation of an LVAD was completed in 1966 by Liotta along with Dr. Michael E. DeBakey. The patient was a 37-year-old woman, and a paracorporeal (external) circuit was able to provide mechanical support for 10 days after the surgery. [ 23 ]

3. Destination therapy - Wikipedia

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   Ventricular assist devices require open-heart surgery for implantation. An incision is made through the breastbone to expose the heart. Heparin will be given to keep the patients blood from clotting. The blood is rerouted to a heart-lung machine that will pump and oxygenate blood. A pocket for the LVAD is formed in the abdominal wall.

4. Berlin Heart - Wikipedia

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   Berlin Heart GmbH is a German company that develops, produces and markets ventricular assist devices (VADs). The devices mechanically support the hearts of patients with end-stage heart failure . Berlin Heart's products include the implantable INCOR VAD and the paracorporeal EXCOR VAD.

5. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   [7] Implantation with an S-ICD is regarded as a procedure with even less risks, it is currently suggested for patients with previous history of infection or increased risk of infection. It is also recommended for very active patients, younger patients with will likely outlive their transvenous ICD (TV-ICD) leads and those with complicated ...

6. LVAD - Wikipedia

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   LVAD may stand for: Left ventricular assist device, see Ventricular assist device; Low-Velocity Airdrop, see HALO/HAHO This page was last edited on 28 ...

7. Impella - Wikipedia

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   Impella is a family of medical devices used for temporary ventricular support in patients with depressed heart function. Some versions of the device can provide left heart support during other forms of mechanical circulatory support including ECMO and Centrimag. [1]

8. Stem cell therapy to correct heart failure in children could ...

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   Doctors and specialists at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, are studying and reprogramming the potential of the blood to treat heart failure in children.

9. 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 ...