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Use of an Intrapericardial, Continuous-Flow, Centrifugal Pump in Patients Awaiting Heart Transplantation
Author(s) -
Keith D. Aaronson,
Mark S. Slaughter,
Leslie W. Miller,
Edwin C. McGee,
William Cotts,
Michael A. Acker,
Mariell Jessup,
Igor D. Gregorič,
Pranav Loyalka,
O.H. Frazier,
Valluvan Jeevanandam,
Allen S. Anderson,
Robert L. Kormos,
J.J. Teuteberg,
Wayne C. Levy,
David C. Naftel,
Richard M. Bittman,
Francis D. Pagani,
David R. Hathaway,
Steven W. Boyce
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.058412
Subject(s) - medicine , destination therapy , ventricular assist device , adverse effect , heart transplantation , transplantation , bridge to transplantation , quality of life (healthcare) , surgery , centrifugal pump , cardiology , investigational device exemption , heart failure , clinical trial , nursing , physics , impeller , thermodynamics
Contemporary ventricular assist device therapy results in a high rate of successful heart transplantation but is associated with bleeding, infections, and other complications. Further reductions in pump size, centrifugal design, and intrapericardial positioning may reduce complications and improve outcomes.

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